Woolstone Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Woolstone Surname Definition:

(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.

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Woolstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States91:40,273,215872,126
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Woolstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Woolstone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woolstone occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolstone? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Woolstone live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England it is most numerous in: Hertfordshire, where 35 percent live, Greater London, where 20 percent live and West Midlands, where 15 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Woolstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolstone has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Woolstone surname fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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