Woollett Surname

235,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Woollett Surname Definition:

Wlward Hutlawe, Kent, 1273.

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Woollett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7471:74,5898,478
Australia3711:72,7658,563
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
New Zealand2301:19,6883,459
Canada471:783,94961,790
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5021:48,5575,964
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Woollett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. From some long forgotten Wolfgard or Wolfhard. With Woollard, compare Millard for Millward. The following first two entries occur on same page and in close proximity:

Wlward Hutlawe, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reymnnd Wlward, Kent, ibid.

Wulward (without surname), Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Wulward, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Geoffrey Wlvard, Suffolk, ibid.

Michael Woleward, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Walter Woleward, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Woleward, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1629. Married — Thomas Woollard and Collat Hargrave: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1750. — John Woollett and Anne Holmes: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 for the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfgeát =Wolf-Goth.

2 weak forms of Woollard, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Probably the same as Willard. 2. Wulfhard, an Anglo-Saxon personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Woollard, according to Lower, is a form of Willard, the name of a family that has been established in Kent and East Sussex since the 13th century.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Woollett Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Woollett Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Woollett is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Woollett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 235,214th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,259,232 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Woollett live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Woollett is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 747 people, or 1 in 74,589. In England it is primarily found in: Kent, where 26 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Other than England it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Woollett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woollett has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 723 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woollett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woollett surname are 4.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.94% registered with the party.

The amount Woollett earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning R 239,316 per year; in United States they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $45,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.76% more than the national average, earning $58,009 CAD per year.

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