Woolliss Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woolliss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolliss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:733,13240,828
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Woolliss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woolliss has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolliss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Woolliss reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 733,132. In England it is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 89 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside and Greater London, where 1 percent reside. Apart from England Woolliss occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Woolliss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolliss has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Woolliss surname grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollis9357/
Wooliss936/
Woolis8689/
Wollis8684/
Walliss80283/
Wollish8011/
Woollie806/
Woolles802/
Wollies801/
Woolies801/
Woolliy801/
Wolli77127/
Wolis7732/
Wollesse758/
Woolleys753/
Wollisch752/
Woolaish751/
Woulisse751/
Woollitt750/
Wallis7153,028/
Bollis71691/
Wollie71380/
Wooles71321/
Wolles71261/
Woolla7162/
Woolie7150/
Wollia7139/
Boliss7125/
Vollis7120/
Boolis7112/
Uollis7110/
Woulli714/
Wolisz714/
Wollai713/
Waliss712/
Wullis712/
Wuolli712/
Woolle711/
Wooliy711/
Wollid711/
Woolui711/
Wolise711/
Wolliz710/
Boolli710/
Woolley6731,814/
Woli672,485/
Wooller671,070/
Wallois67693/
Wallish67292/
Vollais67187/
Wallies6771/
Bollish6768/
Woollet6763/
Woolich6729/
Wallisz6729/
Bulliss6728/
Boullis6720/
Bolleis6716/
Wallais6712/
Wollich6711/
Boolish679/
Bouliss675/
Bolless674/
Walless674/
Wallise674/
Woillie673/
Wahliss672/
Bollais672/
Wollesr671/
Wuyllis671/
Vollies671/
Wolhuis671/
Walisse671/
Woolaid671/
Voillis671/
Woolluy671/
Wooleys671/
Voolise671/
Wollice670/
Wullies670/
Woolest670/
Valliss670/
Woolitt670/
Whoolly670/
Woollee670/
Wollitt670/
Boyliss670/
Balliss670/
Wallisj670/
Wuillis670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woolliss
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