Woolven Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Woolven Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulwin.' In Domesday found as Wluuen.

Wulfwine the Reeve: Parker, Early History of Oxford.

Wulwinus Monetarius, 10 Henry II: Pipe Roll.

1730 Married — Thomas Woolven and Mary Haycraft: St Mary Aldermary (London).

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Woolven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5221:106,74011,153
Australia691:391,24231,907
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Wales141:221,03813,576
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3791:64,3157,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Woolven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulwin.' In Domesday found as Wluuen.

Wulfwine the Reeve: Parker, Early History of Oxford.

Wulwinus Monetarius, 10 Henry II: Pipe Roll.

1730 Married — Thomas Woolven and Mary Haycraft: St Mary Aldermary (London).

1747. Married — Henry Whitaker and Ann Woolvan: St. George Chapel, Mayfair.

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

V.Woollven, Woollvin(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) descendants of the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfwine = Wolf-Lord [Old English wulf + wine, friend, lord, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woolven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woolven is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woolven is the 466,165th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Woolven are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 522 people, or 1 in 106,740. In England Woolven is most frequent in: West Sussex, where 20 percent reside, East Sussex, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 11 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Woolven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woolven has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 184 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woolven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Woolven last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Woolven surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Woolven earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.83% more than the national average, earning R 408,324 per year; in United States they earn 35.65% less than the national average, earning $27,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $51,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollven93240/
Wolven92983/
Woolvin86105/
Wolvene861/
Woolvine80115/
Wolvenne8050/
Woollvin8011/
Wohlvend806/
Wolvin77274/
Wolvén778/
Bolven775/
Wulven772/
Volven771/
Walven771/
Boulven7140/
Wolving7120/
Woolwine671,886/
Wolwhend671/

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