Woolas Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Woolas Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Woolas family

Profession Census Frequency
School 6
Farm Labourer 3
Private Means 2
Fuller 1
Gardner Domestic 1
Lamp Lighter 1
Moulder's Labourer 1
Labourer On Farm 1
Dock Labour 1
Domestic Servant 1
Dressmaker 1
Farm Foreman 1
Groom Domestic 1
House Keeper At Home 1
Housemaid (domestic) 1
Railway Labourer 1
Railway Signal Porter 1
Schoole 1
Schooll 1
Stoker (boiler) 1
Student 1
Woollen & Manchester Warehousemen 1
Holder Up Ironworks Boiler Shop 1

Woolas Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wiles 50% 20,946
2 Wales 50% 19,433
3 Wailes 50% 2,277
4 Owles 50% 1,445
5 Wooles 83% 499
6 Wools 83% 477
7 Ewles 33% 370
8 Weals 50% 368
9 Walis 50% 332
10 Wils 50% 258
11 Weels 50% 223
12 Woolas 100% 213
13 Weles 50% 201
14 Ewels 33% 200
15 Woollas 86% 181
16 Wails 50% 160
17 Wels 50% 155
18 Weales 50% 146
19 Wilsea 17% 145
20 Wilis 50% 142
21 Wals 50% 129
22 Woollis 71% 121
23 Wilse 33% 116
24 Wollas 83% 107
25 Wollis 67% 101

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The surname Woolas is the 12th most popular variant of Wiles.

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