Woolman Surname
Approximately 2,602 people bear this surname
Woolman Surname Definition:
(English) 1 Wool-Dealer [Old English wull + mann] 2 for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfman.
Woolman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,814 | 1:199,812 | 19,657 |
| England | 464 | 1:120,082 | 12,162 |
| Australia | 128 | 1:210,904 | 20,401 |
| Canada | 114 | 1:323,207 | 29,592 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 198 | 1:123,108 | 11,637 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 490 | 1:102,487 | 10,363 |
Woolman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 Wool-Dealer [Old English wull + mann] 2 for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfman.
A dealer in wool. Le Wollemongre. H.R.
From the Danish, Vollmann; from the German, Wollmann; a personal name.
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Woolman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woolman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woolman occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Woolman.
How Common Is The Last Name Woolman? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 166,357th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,800,748 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Woolman live; 67 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,814 people, or 1 in 199,812. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nevada, where 17 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Woolman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Woolman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woolman surname grew 370 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 234 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Woolman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Woolman last name are 11.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.85% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Woolman earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $46,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.79% less than the national average, earning $44,818 CAD per year.
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