Woollford Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Woollford Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolford,' a parish in Warwickshire, near Shipston.
1669. Married — Samson Hisscockes and Ane Woolford: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1801. — Matthew Woolford and Elizabeth Clayton: St.
Read More About This SurnameWoollford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Woollford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolford,' a parish in Warwickshire, near Shipston.
1669. Married — Samson Hisscockes and Ane Woolford: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1801. — Matthew Woolford and Elizabeth Clayton: St. George, Hanover Square.
V. Wolford.1
= Woolford, Wolford1, q.v.
1. A parish in co. Warwick. 2. Anglo-Saxon wulf. and weard. A defender against wolves. See Ferguson, p. 140.
From Woolford, a parish and a township co. Warwick, doubtless named from some stream called the Wool; from ol, al, frequently found in local names, and signifying "water." Woolford may also sometimes be corrupted from the old German name Waldfrid.
Woollford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woollford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Woollford occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Woollford? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Woollford occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Woollford are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Woollford is most common in: Bedfordshire, where 54 percent live, Greater London, where 31 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 8 percent live. Beside England Woollford exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Hong Kong, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Woollford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Woollford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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