Woolrige Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Woolrige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolrige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Woolrige Last Name Facts

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

Woolrige is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Woolrige click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolrige? popularity and diffusion

Woolrige is the 10,311,814th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Woolrige reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most frequent in: Arizona, where 33 percent reside, Illinois, where 33 percent reside and Virginia, where 33 percent reside.

Woolrige Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolrige has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Woolrige surname declined 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolridge945,693/
Wolrige9349/
Woolriddge892/
Woollridge891/
Wolridge88153/
Woolrage8814/
Wolrigge881/
Woolrege880/
Wollridge827/
Bolridge7521/
Walridge758/
Wohlrage751/
Wulridge750/
Wallridge712/
Wualridge711/
Balrige672/
Balridge6323/
Wolryche631/
Valrigues591/
Ballridge590/
Valrege530/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woolrige
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis