Woolston Surname

121,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,759 people bear this surname

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

Woolston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (a) 'of Wolstan,' a parish in Warwickshire, near Rugby; (A) 'of Woolstone,' two parishes near Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire; (c) 'of Woolston,' a hamlet in the parish of North Cadbury, Somerset; and (d)'of Woolstone,' a tithing in the parish of Hound, Devon With the corrupted Woolson, compare Kelson for Kelston (q.

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Woolston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6161:224,29421,710
England1,3481:41,3345,299
Australia4041:66,8217,958
New Zealand2361:19,1883,376
Canada481:767,61660,775
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Wales201:154,72710,755
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5111:47,7015,880
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3651:137,58513,032

Woolston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (a) 'of Wolstan,' a parish in Warwickshire, near Rugby; (A) 'of Woolstone,' two parishes near Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire; (c) 'of Woolston,' a hamlet in the parish of North Cadbury, Somerset; and (d)'of Woolstone,' a tithing in the parish of Hound, Devon With the corrupted Woolson, compare Kelson for Kelston (q.v). There can be little doubt that in some instances Wollaston and Wolston have become mixed up. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Wolfstan' (v. Yonge). The probability is that (1) is the correct derivation.

William de Wolstone, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1567. Christopher Gyll and Emma Woolson: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1573. Buried — Richard Wolston: St. Thomas the Apostle.

1581. Edward Woolson and Mary Tirrey: Marriage Lic. (London).

1601. James Woolston, or Wolston, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1787. Married — William Woolstone and Elizabeth White: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 belonging to Woolston(e (several) [Old English tún, farm, estate: the first elem. (with genit. -es) is Anglo-Saxon Wulf or one of the Wulf- compound names; thus the pers. elem. in the Glouc. Woolston, 14th cent. Wolsiston, is evid. Wulfsige (v. Wolsey), as it is in the Bucks Woolston(e, Domesday Wlsiestone. The Lanc. Woolston was Wolston and Wlston in the 13th cent.] 2 v. Wolston(e.

3 for the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfstán: v. Wolstone.3

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Hampshire, Oxfordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Woolston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woolston occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Woolston.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 121,778th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,938,693 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Woolston reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,616 people, or 1 in 224,294. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Woolston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woolston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woolston surname grew 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 286 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woolston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Woolston last name are 22.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Woolston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 233.73% more than the national average, earning R 793,080 per year; in United States they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $45,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning $48,870 CAD per year.

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