Woollon Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Woollon Surname Definition:

An ancient personal name, Wulfhun.

Woollon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:515,90832,533
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Woollon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient personal name, Wulfhun.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Woollon Last Name Facts

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

Woollon occurs most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Woollon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,558,593rd most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Woollon reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 515,908. In England Woollon is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 24 percent live, Somerset, where 21 percent live and Essex, where 12 percent live. Outside of England it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Wales, where 6 percent live.

Woollon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woollon has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 514 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woollon Last Name Statistics demography

Woollon earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 272.54% more than the national average, earning R 885,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollon924/
Woolon922/
Wollong8642/
Woollan869/
Wootlon861/
Whollon860/
Wooloen860/
Woollun860/
Woollom860/
Wolon8352/
Woolland80134/
Boollion801/
Woollane800/
Wollosen800/
Wallon771,989/
Bollon771,293/
Wollan77860/
Vollon7791/
Wollom7773/
Woloin7767/
Woolan7747/
Woolun775/
Wollun772/
Wolohn771/
Woolom771/
Wolone771/
Wolgon770/
Wullon770/
Wholon770/
Wollochyn751/
Woollhand750/
Boillon711,300/
Woollam71913/
Boullon71872/
Whallon71300/
Wolosin71145/
Bollion71132/
Wohlong71113/
Wolosyn71105/
Woollum7194/
Wollank7188/
Wallond7151/
Wooland7144/
Vollion7124/
Wolocen7110/
Wollung7110/
Vollont719/
Wollant718/
Voillon712/
Vollone712/
Woilong712/
Booloun712/
Wallion712/
Wollamn712/
Bolloon711/
Wolyong711/
Woulong711/
Vollond711/
Woolhan711/
Wooloum711/
Woolank711/
Wollanc711/
Woolgan711/
Woullan711/
Wallone710/
Wootlan710/
Bolon678,565/
Wolan671,701/
Boullion67778/
Wolom67655/
Walon67288/
Volon67261/
Wollangk67189/
Watillon67159/
Wollyung67122/
Wulon67114/
Wollandt6757/
Wolochen6750/
Woloszin6750/
Wolochin6738/
Wolochyn6721/
Woolahan6718/
Wolliung6716/
Wolun672/
Wolosink671/
Voullong671/
Woloszen671/
Voullion671/
Woillian671/
Wollahan671/
Wootland671/
Boillion671/
Woolhand670/
Woolyung670/

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