Wooster Surname

94,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Wooster Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Worcester,' a corruption; v. Worcester.

1567. Buried — Abraham, son of Reynold Woster: St. Antholin (London).

1621. — Henry, s. John Woster: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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Wooster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3041:109,70311,974
England9271:60,1067,144
Australia4411:61,2157,404
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Wales361:85,9597,098
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Guam81:20,0153,029
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4461:54,6536,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5771:31,8443,830

Wooster (19) may also be a first name.

Wooster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Worcester,' a corruption; v. Worcester.

1567. Buried — Abraham, son of Reynold Woster: St. Antholin (London).

1621. — Henry, s. John Woster: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1658. Married — John Watson and Alice Wooster: ibid.

1726. Baptised — John, s. Robert Wooster: ibid.

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

For Worcester, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Worcester (Roman fort of the Wigoran tribe), in Worcestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A corruption of Worcester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Worcester (which see).

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Worcester; the county town.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wooster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wooster is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 94,333rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,443,078 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Wooster reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 19 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,304 people, or 1 in 109,703. In The United States Wooster is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Wooster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wooster has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 210 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wooster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wooster last name are 6.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wooster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.06% more than the national average, earning $45,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.52% more than the national average, earning $57,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woostear930/
Whooster930/
Woster92304/
Booster86311/
Wostear8626/
Wouster8624/
Woester8618/
Wosster862/
Whoster861/
Woister860/
Whosther801/
Woeshter800/
Woochter800/
Boster771,929/
Voster771,457/
Wüster77745/
Waster77112/
Wuster7794/
Wostre771/
Wozter770/
Woodstair750/
Boyster71529/
Weuster71174/
Bouster71141/
Wuister71109/
Boister7169/
Wuyster7166/
Wuszter7149/
Vostier7135/
Wastier7121/
Voshter7115/
Voester7111/
Boxster719/
Wochter716/
Bosster712/
Vosster712/
Washter712/
Bohster711/
Wasster711/
Wauster711/
Wasther711/
Vhoster711/
Bosther711/
Vouster710/
Wastter710/
Bostter710/
Voister710/
Whuster710/
Wuijster67164/
Waschter673/
Vosterjs671/
Boushter671/

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Wooster Reference & Research

Worcester DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Worcester FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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