Woolmer Surname

300,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woolmer Surname Definition:

(English) for the A.-Sax pers. name Wulfmœr = Wolf-Famous [Old English wulf + mœre, famous, glorious] Wulfstánes beam, Wulfmœr se geonga (Wulfstan’s child, Wulfmœr the young, or junior).—A.-Sax. poem descr. the Battle of Maldon, A.D. 993.

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Woolmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8031:69,3878,014
Australia2781:97,10711,018
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Canada441:837,40065,151
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Wales141:221,03813,576
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4851:50,2586,124
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Woolmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) for the A.-Sax pers. name Wulfmœr = Wolf-Famous [Old English wulf + mœre, famous, glorious] Wulfstánes beam, Wulfmœr se geonga (Wulfstan’s child, Wulfmœr the young, or junior).—A.-Sax. poem descr. the Battle of Maldon, A.D. 993.

13th-cent. spellings of this name were Wolmer and Wolmar.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wolmer Forest is near Selborne, co. Hants; but the surname is more probably from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Wulmer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Vollmer; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Woolmer Last Name Facts

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

Woolmer is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolmer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 300,866th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,770,028 people. The last name Woolmer is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Woolmer reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 803 people, or 1 in 69,387. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 11 percent reside and Kent, where 10 percent reside. Beside England Woolmer occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Woolmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolmer has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woolmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woolmer surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Woolmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.93% more than the national average, earning R 353,916 per year; in United States they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning $41,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.95% more than the national average, earning $55,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolmer92326/
Wollmer86662/
Woelmer8695/
Wohlmer8614/
Voolmer862/
Wolmmer861/
Woolmerová821/
Woellmer8049/
Wollmert8025/
Voolmeer800/
Voollmer800/
Volmer775,637/
Walmer771,201/
Bolmer77646/
Wolmir772/
Vollmer7136,905/
Volmert71497/
Bollmer71246/
Boulmer71131/
Volmier7171/
Wallmer7140/
Wollmér7123/
Bolmeer7112/
Volhmer712/
Wuilmer712/
Wollmyr712/
Whalmer711/
Wullmer711/
Volmmer711/
Vohlmer710/
Voilmer710/
Bohlmer710/
Vollmert67950/
Voellmer6747/
Wohlmayr6714/
Wollmayr6712/
Wohlmair676/
Bollmeir675/
Wallmert674/
Vollmere673/
Wahlmier672/
Wuilmier671/
Wahlmeir671/

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