Woulfe Surname

197,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Woulfe Surname Definition:

De Bhulbh The Woulfes were among the earliest of the Norman settlers but never formed a sept on the Irish model. In the Map they should also be placed in Co. Kildare. Bibl; IF 283; Map Lim

Woulfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7271:498,56841,951
Ireland6861:6,8641,007
Australia3471:77,7979,086
England2131:261,58720,867
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Canada381:969,62173,252
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
France91:7,380,302306,885
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4871:9,0961,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Woulfe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

De Bhulbh The Woulfes were among the earliest of the Norman settlers but never formed a sept on the Irish model. In the Map they should also be placed in Co. Kildare. Bibl; IF 283; Map Lim

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Woulfe Last Name Facts

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

Woulfe occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woulfe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woulfe is the 197,341st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,434,282 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Woulfe are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 727 people, or 1 in 498,568. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 24 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Woulfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woulfe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 141 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woulfe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Woulfe last name are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.9% registered with the party.

The amount Woulfe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.93% more than the national average, earning 494,662 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.25% more than the national average, earning $52,320 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $47,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woulffe920/
Woulfer920/
Wolfe91127,498/
Woulf91271/
Wulfe91115/
Woolfe831,599/
Wolffe83765/
Wuilfe8340/
Wulffe8328/
Wolfie8322/
Woulff8320/
Wolfee8315/
Wollfe8310/
Wolfey839/
Woelfe835/
Wulfet831/
Wholfe831/
Wolfje831/
Wolfet831/
Wulfee831/
Wolfge830/
Boulfe830/
Wolf80361,818/
Wulf8033,538/
Woolfey7712/
Wolffes772/
Woolfie772/
Wolffee772/
Wolfeer771/
Wohlfer771/
Wolfetz771/
Wolfgeh771/
Wulffer771/
Wollfey771/
Woolfee771/
Wulffes771/
Wollfer770/
Woilfer770/
Woolfes770/
Wollfie770/
Wolff73124,828/
Wulff7324,156/
Woolf7311,360/
Bolfe73580/
Wollf73211/
Volfe73166/
Wholf73131/
Bulfe7394/
Wullf7390/
Wolfi7370/
Walfe7314/
Wolft7311/
Woelf738/
Wolfy736/
Wulfs736/
Wohlf735/
Wolfa734/
Voulf733/
Vulfe733/
Wolfé731/
Woëlf731/
Woilf730/
Wwolf730/
Wolfeová712/
Wolfhead711/
Wolffett710/
Wolffs67275/
Volfer6793/
Bolfea6784/
Bulffe6771/
Woolff6734/
Wollff6717/
Walfei6717/
Volffe6710/
Vulfer676/
D'Wolf676/
Bulfei674/
Wwolff672/
Wholff672/
Wollfs672/
Voolfe671/
Wullff671/
Wualef671/
Bolfee671/
Bulfea671/
Bolfeh671/
Wulfaa671/
Wallfe671/
Woolfy670/
Woelff670/
Wuolff670/
Baulfe670/
Wolfay670/

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