Woollie Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Woollie Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Woolley (several) = 1 the Wolf-Lea [O.E, wulf + leáh] 2 Wulf(a)’s Lea.
3 the Crooked Lea [Old English wóh + leáh] The Wilts place was Wolley in the 14th cent. The Yorks village was Wolley, Wollay, Wolveley in the 14th cent.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Woollie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Woolley (several) = 1 the Wolf-Lea [O.E, wulf + leáh] 2 Wulf(a)’s Lea.
3 the Crooked Lea [Old English wóh + leáh] The Wilts place was Wolley in the 14th cent. The Yorks village was Wolley, Wollay, Wolveley in the 14th cent., Wilvelai in Domesday-Book (as if for Old English wylf, she-wolf). A wulfleáh on wulfleáge’—dat.) occurs in an 8th-century Glouc. charter (‘Cart. Sax.' no. 246).
Woollie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woollie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woollie is found most frequently in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Woollie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Woollie is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Woollie live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.
Woollie is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent reside.
Woollie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Woollie has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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