Woollvin Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Woollvin Surname Definition:

(English) descendants of the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfwine = Wolf-Lord [Old English wulf + wine, friend, lord, etc.]

Woollvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Woollvin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) descendants of the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfwine = Wolf-Lord [Old English wulf + wine, friend, lord, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woollvin Last Name Facts

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

Woollvin has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Woollvin.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollvin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Woollvin live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Woollvin is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 63 percent live, Buckinghamshire, where 13 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 13 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Wales, where 9 percent live.

Woollvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woollvin has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Woollvin surname grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolvin93105/
Woollven88240/
Woolvine88115/
Wolvin86274/
Woolven80722/
Wolving8020/
Wallvin805/
Woolwine751,886/
Wollwine752/
Wolven71983/
Bolvin71414/
Walvin71289/
Volvin7116/
Wolvén718/
Boulvin67229/
Boilvin6737/
Whalvin6719/
Volvina676/
Wulving672/
Bolvain671/
Volvine671/
Wolvene671/
Ballvin670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woollvin
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