Woolton Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Woolton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Jersey31:33,0674,675
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:172,87514,534
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Woolton (11) may also be a first name.

Woolton Last Name Facts

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

Woolton is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Woolton live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

It is most common in England, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England Woolton is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, Kent, where 23 percent live and Norfolk, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 11 percent live and Jersey, where 5 percent live.

Woolton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woolton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wooslton931/
Wolton92614/
Wooltoone880/
Wholton8631/
Boolton8610/
Wolthon864/
Wooltan860/
Woulton860/
Wolltton801/
Woltoone800/
Walton77156,730/
Bolton7784,400/
Volton7741/
Woltan7712/
Uolton775/
Wulton770/
Boulton7120,547/
Wallton7137/
Whalton7126/
Wohltan7123/
Waldton7119/
Wolthan7118/
Walthon7114/
Voulton7113/
Wolthousen716/
Waltton716/
Huolton714/
Waslton713/
Boltton713/
Waltonk713/
Boltoon713/
Wahlton713/
Boylton713/
Bollton713/
Boltonn713/
Waltone712/
Wuilton711/
Bolthon711/
Waltonh711/
Waalton710/
Waltoon710/
Waulton710/
Wohlthan6712/
Boullton673/
Waltuone672/
Wollthan672/
Boultoun671/
Woltusen671/
Woultang671/
Waltoing671/
Wolthann671/
Woldtand671/
Walthone671/
Bolthoun670/
Watelton670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Woolton
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