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

Woollons is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Woollons.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollons? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name 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 commonly used in England, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England it is most numerous in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 76 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found and Devon, where 2 percent are found. Aside from England Woollons occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Woollons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woollons has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Woollons surname rose 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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