Woollgar Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Woollgar Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulgar.' In Domesday the form is Wlgar, Warwickshire, and Vlgar, Cheshire.

William fil. Wulgar, 1164: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

1678. Baptised — Ann d.

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Woollgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Woollgar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulgar.' In Domesday the form is Wlgar, Warwickshire, and Vlgar, Cheshire.

William fil. Wulgar, 1164: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

1678. Baptised — Ann d. of William Wolgar: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1683. Buried —William, s. William Woolgar: ibid.

1685. William Woolger and Elizabeth Forth: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

An exceedingly common Anglo-Saxon personal name. Wulgar occurs on many coins and in records, and the Domesday spellings are Vlgar and Wlgar.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Woollgar Last Name Facts

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

Woollgar is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollgar? popularity and diffusion

Woollgar is the 3,323,005th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Woollgar live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa Woollgar is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 67 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Woollgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woollgar has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Woollgar last name decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woollgar Last Name Statistics demography

Woollgar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.52% more than the national average, earning R 426,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Woolgar932,261/
Wollgar932/
Wollgard881/
Wollar8619/
Wolgar866/
Woolar860/
Wollgardt8216/
Wollgarth827/
Woolgarth820/
Wollarh8020/
Wollarz804/
Wolgare804/
Wollart804/
Woulgar801/
Wollair800/
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Woolear800/
Woolart800/
Woolgarová781/
Wolar7791/
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Wollarth7512/
Wooliard754/
Wolliard754/
Wooleard751/
Woolaard751/
Woolyard750/
Boullgar750/
Woolhair750/
Woollord750/
Woolhart750/
Bolgar712,967/
Wallar71527/
Wollor71491/
Bollar71485/
Wolarz71382/
Wolhar71101/
Wolard7175/
Volgar7142/
Vollar7140/
Voolar7119/
Walgar718/
Wohlar711/
Boolar711/
Wolgaardt711/
Wollár711/
Wolart711/
Wholar710/
Wallgarth710/
Wallart671,295/
Bolghar67555/
Vollard67328/
Volgare67206/
Wolhart67128/
Wohlart6725/
Woulare6720/
Boullar6714/
Wallare678/
Boulgar674/
Wollord672/
Woolord672/
Walliar672/
Wollorh672/
Vollart672/
Wulgart671/
Wallair671/
Woleart671/
Volgart671/
Vollare671/
Walgart670/
Wallaur670/
Volgard670/
Vollaur670/
Walngar670/

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Woollgar Reference & Research

Woolgar One-name Study - A profile of the Woolgar surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Woolgar FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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