Woolstenholmes Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woolstenholmes Surname User-submission:

Woolstenholmes is a Fenland surname and means 'keeper of the bog'.

Woolstenholmes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:819,38343,863
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Woolstenholmes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Woolstenholmes is a Fenland surname and means 'keeper of the bog'.

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Woolstenholmes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woolstenholmes is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Woolstenholmes.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolstenholmes? popularity and diffusion

Woolstenholmes is the 2,312,869th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Woolstenholmes are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Woolstenholmes is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 819,383. In England it is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 65 percent are found, Bedfordshire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found.

Woolstenholmes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woolstenholmes has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Woolstenholmes last name grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolstenholme961/
Woolstinholmes930/
Wolstenholme924,914/
Wolsteinholme891/
Wholstenholme890/
Wolstenolme883/
Wholestenholme860/
Wolstemholme852/
Walstenholme851/
Wolstinholme850/

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