Woollven Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Woollven Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulwin.' In Domesday found as Wluuen.
Wulfwine the Reeve: Parker, Early History of Oxford.
Wulwinus Monetarius, 10 Henry II: Pipe Roll.
1730 Married — Thomas Woolven and Mary Haycraft: St Mary Aldermary (London).
Read More About This SurnameWoollven Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 175 | 1:318,389 | 23,763 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 88 | 1:276,993 | 19,333 |
Woollven Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulwin.' In Domesday found as Wluuen.
Wulfwine the Reeve: Parker, Early History of Oxford.
Wulwinus Monetarius, 10 Henry II: Pipe Roll.
1730 Married — Thomas Woolven and Mary Haycraft: St Mary Aldermary (London).
1747. Married — Henry Whitaker and Ann Woolvan: St. George Chapel, Mayfair.
(English) descendants of the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfwine = Wolf-Lord [Old English wulf + wine, friend, lord, etc.]
An under-tenant in Domesday is written Wluuen-evidently the same name.
Woollven Demographics
Average Woollven Salary in
United States
$35,062 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Woollven Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woollven Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woollven is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Woollven? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,044,719th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Woollven live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 318,389. In England Woollven is mostly found in: Kent, where 23 percent live, East Sussex, where 14 percent live and West Sussex, where 11 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.
Woollven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Woollven has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 199 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Woollven Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Woollven earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.97% more than the national average, earning $52,651 CAD per year.
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