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.
Woolman Demographics
Average Male Woolman Height
177.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Woolman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woolman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Woolman is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Woolman.
How Common Is The Last Name Woolman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Woolman is the 166,357th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,800,748 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Woolman are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,814 people, or 1 in 199,812. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 17 percent live, Oklahoma, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Woolman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Woolman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 holding the Woolman surname 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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