Woolls Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Woolls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2281:244,37719,942
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
South Africa1681:322,48630,363
Wales251:123,7819,267
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Woolls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woolls occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolls? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woolls is the 492,243rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The last name Woolls is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Woolls live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 244,377. In England Woolls is mostly concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 22 percent live, West Midlands, where 18 percent live and Kent, where 12 percent live. Excluding England this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Woolls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woolls has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 368 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,010 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woolls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woolls surname are 34.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Woolls earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 67.63% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,275 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.87% more than the national average, earning R 387,048 per year; in United States they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning $43,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $46,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolles922/
Wools91555/
Wolls919/
Wooles83321/
Wolles83261/
Boolls8332/
Woolse834/
Woells832/
Wollse832/
Whools831/
Woollz830/
Wols80683/
Wosllss771/
Woolest770/
Walls7364,776/
Bolls73838/
Woles73680/
Bools73250/
Wolse73239/
Wolsh7347/
Woels7338/
Volls7322/
Wollz7322/
Wolss7321/
Vools7320/
Wollx731/
Wolhs731/
Woils730/
Wulls730/
Wohls730/
Wolsd730/
Woolz730/
Wollesse718/
Bolles673,335/
Walles671,915/
Volles67678/
Wolsch67127/
Whalls67120/
Booles6794/
Wallsh6775/
Wulles6749/
Boylls6745/
Uolles6725/
Bollås6712/
Wohles675/
Vooles675/
Wolesz674/
Woules672/
Wholes671/
Wolese671/
Wolsse671/
Boills671/
Wallss671/
Voolse671/
Vollås671/
Wallås671/
Wolszt671/
Woglis671/
Wollce671/
Wallse670/
Boulls670/
Woolce670/

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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 Woolls
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