Woolrich Surname

318,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Woolrich Surname Definition:

(English) for the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfríc = Wolf- Powerful [Old English wulf + ríc(e] The 13th-cent. forms of this name were: Wlfric, Wlfrich, Wolvrich, Wulvrich, etc.

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Woolrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5231:106,53511,132
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Mexico1721:721,66410,995
Australia691:391,24231,907
Canada501:736,91258,785
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Wales381:81,4356,830
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:94,1139,671
Wales461:34,0961,856
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Woolrich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) for the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfríc = Wolf- Powerful [Old English wulf + ríc(e] The 13th-cent. forms of this name were: Wlfric, Wlfrich, Wolvrich, Wulvrich, etc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Ulrich (wolf, rule).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

WOLRYCHE: "This is a very ancient Shropshire family, descended from Sir Adam Wolryche, Knight, of Wenlock, living in the reign of Henry III., and who previously to his being knighted, was admitted to the Roll of Guild Merchants of the town of Shrewsbury in 1231, by the old Saxon name of Adam Wulfric." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

The Woolrich surname comes from the English words wool and rich. It was probably used by a family, that got rich by selling wool.

- franciscoxavier5

Woolrich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woolrich is found most frequently in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolrich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 318,721st most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,207,450 people. The surname Woolrich occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Woolrich are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Woolrich is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 523 people, or 1 in 106,535. In England Woolrich is most common in: Cheshire, where 28 percent live, Staffordshire, where 24 percent live and Merseyside, where 12 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Mexico, where 15 percent live.

Woolrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolrich has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Woolrich last name increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolrich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Woolrich surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Woolrich are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Woolrich earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.36% more than the national average, earning $48,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $52,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolritch940/
Wolrich9381/
Woolrych88189/
Wollrich8826/
Wolraich8821/
Wolreich8813/
Voolrich881/
Woolrish880/
Wohlreich8227/
Wollreich820/
Volrich8060/
Walrich8049/
Wulrich802/
Wallrich75474/
Wüllrich7542/
Wullrich7526/
Volraich7516/
Bollrich7514/
Wolryche751/
Wallrichs7120/
Wahlreich717/
Watlerich711/
Bulrich677/
Valrich672/

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