Woollgar Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWoollgar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
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).
An exceedingly common Anglo-Saxon personal name. Wulgar occurs on many coins and in records, and the Domesday spellings are Vlgar and Wlgar.
Woollgar Demographics
Average Woollgar Salary in
South Africa
R 426,612
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolgar | 93 | 2,261 | / |
| Wollgar | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wollgard | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wollar | 86 | 19 | / |
| Wolgar | 86 | 6 | / |
| Woolar | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wollgardt | 82 | 16 | / |
| Wollgarth | 82 | 7 | / |
| Woolgarth | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wollarh | 80 | 20 | / |
| Wollarz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wolgare | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wollart | 80 | 4 | / |
| Woulgar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wollair | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bollgar | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woolear | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woolart | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woolgarová | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wolar | 77 | 91 | / |
| Woillard | 75 | 123 | / |
| Wollarth | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wooliard | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wolliard | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wooleard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woolaard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woolyard | 75 | 0 | / |
| Boullgar | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woolhair | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woollord | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woolhart | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bolgar | 71 | 2,967 | / |
| Wallar | 71 | 527 | / |
| Wollor | 71 | 491 | / |
| Bollar | 71 | 485 | / |
| Wolarz | 71 | 382 | / |
| Wolhar | 71 | 101 | / |
| Wolard | 71 | 75 | / |
| Volgar | 71 | 42 | / |
| Vollar | 71 | 40 | / |
| Voolar | 71 | 19 | / |
| Walgar | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wohlar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boolar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wolgaardt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wollár | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wolart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wholar | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wallgarth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wallart | 67 | 1,295 | / |
| Bolghar | 67 | 555 | / |
| Vollard | 67 | 328 | / |
| Volgare | 67 | 206 | / |
| Wolhart | 67 | 128 | / |
| Wohlart | 67 | 25 | / |
| Woulare | 67 | 20 | / |
| Boullar | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wallare | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boulgar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wollord | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woolord | 67 | 2 | / |
| Walliar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wollorh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vollart | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wulgart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woleart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volgart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vollare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walgart | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wallaur | 67 | 0 | / |
| Volgard | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vollaur | 67 | 0 | / |
| Walngar | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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Footnotes
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