Woolright Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Woolright Surname Definition:

(English) Wool-Worker [Old English wull + wyrhta]

Woolright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Woolright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Wool-Worker [Old English wull + wyrhta]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woolright Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woolright is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolright? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Woolright are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 67 percent reside and Alabama, where 33 percent reside. Not including The United States Woolright is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and New Zealand, where 20 percent reside.

Woolright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woolright has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woolright surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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