Wooly Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Fiji

Wooly Surname Definition:

The same as Wooley, Woolley; from Wooley, a chapelry in the parish of Royston co. York, North Riding; or Woolley, a parish co. Huntingdon. Lower says Woolley, Wooley was anciently written Wolflege and Wolveley, i. e. Anglo-Saxonicè ' wulfes-leag,' a district abounding in wolves, the name of many localities in Saxon times.

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Wooly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

Wooly (27) may also be a first name.

Wooly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The same as Wooley, Woolley; from Wooley, a chapelry in the parish of Royston co. York, North Riding; or Woolley, a parish co. Huntingdon. Lower says Woolley, Wooley was anciently written Wolflege and Wolveley, i. e. Anglo-Saxonicè ' wulfes-leag,' a district abounding in wolves, the name of many localities in Saxon times. See also LEGG.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wooly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wooly occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wooly.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wooly reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wooly is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 27 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States it is most frequent in: Arizona, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Wooly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wooly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wooly surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wooly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wooly last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Wooly earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $47,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolly91212/
Wooli80122/
Woaly801/
Waoly800/
Woousley778/
Wooalley772/
Wooolley771/
Boholy7368/
Waoola734/
Waoley733/
Woholi732/
Boouly732/
Woaley731/
Boholyi67262/
Wahooli6732/
Wohoula6712/
Bohouly676/
Boijoly673/
Woiyole671/
Wohouli671/
Woaslay671/
Woalley671/
Woualay671/

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