Woolnough Surname

145,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Woolnough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wolfnoth.' Anglo-Saxon Ulnoth. 'An ancient baptismal name, common in Domesday' (Lower).

Wolnotus Hostiarins, 1154: Memorials of the Church of Ss. Peter and Wilfrid, Ripon.

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Woolnough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6881:33,0084,380
Australia7441:36,2854,770
Canada2001:184,22818,260
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Wales451:68,7676,014
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
Scotland181:297,43413,849
France141:4,744,480251,814
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9161:26,6113,654
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Woolnough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wolfnoth.' Anglo-Saxon Ulnoth. 'An ancient baptismal name, common in Domesday' (Lower).

Wolnotus Hostiarins, 1154: Memorials of the Church of Ss. Peter and Wilfrid, Ripon.

Robert Welnoth, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

The name occurs two centuries earlier (quotation from Freeman on 'Hacon').

1799. Married — Simon Woolnough and Elizabeth Tagg: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at or by the Wolf-Hough [from Middle English wolven, a pl. and adj. form of wolf, Old English wulf; and see Hough]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Ulf-njótr; from the Anglo-Saxon, Ulnod; in the Domesday Book, Ulnoth; a personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

It's maintained by the people in the family who research such things that Woolner derives from the anglo-saxon name of Wulfnoth, which means "Wolf's Boldness".

"Woolner" is a variation of the former "Woolnough" due to non-standardization of spelling and the similarity of the pronunciation of these two names in the region of England they originate from (Beccles).

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Woolnough Last Name Facts

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

Woolnough has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolnough? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 145,777th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,394,069 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Woolnough live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,688 people, or 1 in 33,008. In England Woolnough is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 20 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and Essex, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Woolnough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woolnough has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 318 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolnough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woolnough last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Woolnough earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.8% less than the national average, earning 201,429 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 181.29% more than the national average, earning R 668,460 per year; in United States they earn 21.99% more than the national average, earning $52,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.23% more than the national average, earning $61,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollnough950/
Woolnugh941/
Woolnaugh891/
Wollnough891/
Volnog672/
Volnukh631/
Walnuskh592/
Wolnak536/
Volnuk532/
Walnock5052/
Wolnack501/

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