Woolverton Surname

228,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,777 people bear this surname

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

Woolverton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolverton,' i.e. the stead or dwelling of Wolf, the first settler (v. Wolff). Parishes in Buckinghamshire, Norfolk, Hampshire, and Warwickshire are so named.

Woolverton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6941:213,96620,872
Canada651:566,85547,218
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:126,49512,200

Woolverton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolverton,' i.e. the stead or dwelling of Wolf, the first settler (v. Wolff). Parishes in Buckinghamshire, Norfolk, Hampshire, and Warwickshire are so named.

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

V. Wolverton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Warwick, Bucks, Norfolk, and Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Woolverton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woolverton has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolverton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 228,115th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,101,039 people. The surname Woolverton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Woolverton reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,694 people, or 1 in 213,966. In The United States Woolverton is most frequent in: Texas, where 24 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Woolverton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woolverton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woolverton last name expanded 427 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolverton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woolverton last name are 5.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.5% registered with the party.

The amount Woolverton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $46,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,062 CAD per year.

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Woolverton Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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