Woosey Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Woosey Surname Definition:

For Wolsey, q.v.

Woosey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5311:104,93010,991
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Wales141:221,03813,576
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1671:145,96013,001
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Woosey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Wolsey, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woosey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woosey occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woosey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woosey is the 533,524th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Woosey are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 531 people, or 1 in 104,930. In England it is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 35 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 19 percent reside and Lancashire, where 11 percent reside. Beside England Woosey exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Wales, where 2 percent reside.

Woosey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woosey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Woosey surname increased 318 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woosey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Woosey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.77% less than the national average, earning R 105,096 per year and in United States they earn 48.41% more than the national average, earning $64,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woose914/
Wosey913/
Woosy911/
Boosey83544/
Woosye8376/
Woosie8319/
Wossey8311/
Wootse834/
Woodse832/
Wooset832/
Wodsey831/
Woocey831/
Wooser831/
Wousey831/
Wosiey831/
Woseya831/
Woshey830/
Whosey830/
Wose80251/
Wosy803/
Wosheyi7712/
Wooshue776/
Wosseye776/
Woutsey771/
Woodsee771/
Woodset771/
Woosaye771/
Wooshye771/
Woosoye771/
Woosher770/
Woodsed770/
Boose733,644/
Wasey731,466/
Bosey73380/
Boosy73158/
Wooge73148/
Woshe73128/
Wosje7391/
Wosse7330/
Woese7327/
Wojey7314/
Voose7313/
Woseh7312/
Wooje739/
Wouse737/
Vosey734/
Wossy733/
Wosea733/
Woosa733/
Woosi732/
Wosoy731/
Wozey731/
Wosie731/
Vwose731/
Wosee731/
Wosei731/
Woise731/
Woohouse711/
Woodsset710/
Booyse673,120/
Washey672,251/
Voysey671,642/
Voisey671,466/
Bossey67667/
Wassey67326/
Boosie67293/
Wosser6782/
Woutse6749/
Boshey6746/
Boisey6744/
Waseye6742/
Vossey6736/
Wozeyi6736/
Boseya6722/
Wosiya6720/
Woocay6717/
Wosseu6717/
Wojoyo6716/
Boxsey6713/
Boosse6712/
Woseth6711/
Wosche6711/
Waseya6711/
Wosseh679/
Boossy678/
Wousse678/
Wuseye677/
Boosee677/
Wojoyi677/
Woossi677/
Wosoyi675/
Woozer675/
Wossed675/
Waseyo675/
Boogey674/
Woishe674/
Wozoye674/
Wossie673/
Wotshe673/
Wogeya672/
Wosier672/
Wadsey672/
Vousey672/
Booshe672/
Wodser672/
Woisse672/
Woseah672/
Woeseh672/
Wotseu672/
Ouhose672/
Waseey672/
Wohsae672/
Bousey671/
Boysey671/
Boosze671/
Huosey671/
Woiser671/
Wosahe671/
Woysea671/
Wottse671/
Woshie671/
Waseyu671/
Waasey671/
Wouseh671/
Wooger671/
Wojeya671/
Boseye671/
Voseyu671/
Woogie671/
Wousie671/
Woodjy671/
Booshy671/
Boozey670/
Wouser670/
Voodse670/
Voosae670/
Wausey670/
Wosher670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woosey
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