Wools Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Wools Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wools Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
England431:1,295,76958,667
Wales211:147,35910,403
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Wools (10) may also be a first name.

Wools Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wools is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wools? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 568,972nd most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname Wools is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Wools reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 1,095,042. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 19 percent live, Missouri, where 14 percent live and Kansas, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 23 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Wools Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wools has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 269 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wools Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wools surname are 39.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.36% registered to vote for the political party.

Wools earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning $41,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolls91672/
Wooles91321/
Woolse914/
Whools911/
Wols89683/
Woolles832/
Woolest830/
Woles80680/
Bools80250/
Wolse80239/
Wolsh8047/
Woels8038/
Wolss8021/
Vools8020/
Wolls809/
Wolhs801/
Woils800/
Wolsd800/
Woolz800/
Wohls800/
Wolles73261/
Wolsch73127/
Booles7394/
Boolls7332/
Vooles735/
Wohles735/
Wolesz734/
Woells732/
Wollse732/
Woules732/
Wholes731/
Wolese731/
Voolse731/
Wolsse731/
Wolszt731/
Woglis731/
Woollz730/
Woolce730/
Wolz674,260/
Bols672,310/
Wals671,505/
Vols67200/
Wolscht67104/
Wuls6774/
Uols675/
Wolß671/
Voolese671/
Wosllss671/
Wojcils671/
Voolhes670/
Wolestt670/
Wochels670/
Wottles670/
Boohles670/
Booyles670/

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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
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  • 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 Wools
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