Woolridge Surname

84,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Woolridge 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.

Woolridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0281:89,98510,112
England7411:75,1938,531
Canada4321:85,2919,464
Australia1601:168,72317,330
Bermuda1331:49170
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Wales481:64,4695,713
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Scotland91:594,86921,724
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
India81:95,883,173728,828
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3951:61,7107,184
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4101:122,48511,900

Woolridge 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

Woolridge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woolridge is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolridge? popularity and diffusion

Woolridge is the 84,820th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,280,089 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Woolridge are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,028 people, or 1 in 89,985. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Virginia, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Woolridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woolridge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Woolridge surname rose 982 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 960 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 550 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Episcopalian (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Woolridge last name are 0.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Woolridge earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.42% more than the national average, earning R 281,400 per year; in United States they earn 16.18% less than the national average, earning $36,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning $48,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolriddge952/
Woollridge951/
Wolridge94153/
Woolrige943/
Wollridge897/
Wolrige8849/
Bolridge8221/
Woolrage8214/
Walridge828/
Wolrigge821/
Wulridge820/
Woolrege820/
Wallridge782/
Wualridge781/
Balridge7123/
Wohlrage711/
Ballridge670/
Balrige632/
Valrege500/

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