Woollett Surname
Approximately 1,711 people bear this surname
Woollett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 747 | 1:74,589 | 8,478 |
| Australia | 371 | 1:72,765 | 8,563 |
| United States | 253 | 1:1,432,644 | 98,450 |
| New Zealand | 230 | 1:19,688 | 3,459 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 502 | 1:48,557 | 5,964 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
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.
(English) 1 for the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfgeát =Wolf-Goth.
2 weak forms of Woollard, q.v.
1. Probably the same as Willard. 2. Wulfhard, an Anglo-Saxon personal name.
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.
Woollett Demographics
Average Woollett Salary in
United States
$45,079 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Woollett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woollett Come From? nationality or country of origin
Woollett is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woollett? popularity and diffusion
The last name Woollett is the 235,214th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,259,232 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Woollett are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 747 people, or 1 in 74,589. In England it is most prevalent in: Kent, where 26 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found 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 last name expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 723 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Woollett Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Woollett last name are 4.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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