Woollons Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Woollons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woollons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Woollons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woollons is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Woollons.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollons? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Woollons live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Woollons is most common in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 76 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside and Devon, where 2 percent reside. Not including England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Woollons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woollons has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollons9319/
Woolons931/
Woolloms881/
Woollans880/
Wolons8673/
Bollons8072/
Wolonse801/
Woolans801/
Vollons801/
Wallons801/
Wolloms801/
Wooluns800/
Woollams751,098/
Woollums75224/
Woolliams71246/
Woollam's718/
Wolans711/
Bolons710/
Woolums67960/
Vollans67520/
Vallons67200/
Bollans67127/
Woolams67114/
Wallans6723/
Bullons6718/
Wollums678/
Ballons675/
Wollams673/
Bolions671/
Boulons671/
Wolonze671/
Boolans671/

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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
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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 Woollons
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