Wools Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wools Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wools family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 17
Tasting Girl 3
Carpet Planner Unemployed 1
Fancy Box Maker 1
Floor Cloth Maker 1
Furniture Packer 1
Labourer 1
Master Blacksmith 1
Master Blacksmiths Wife 1
Cook Domestic 1
Governess Unemployed 1
Confectioner 1
Moulder 1
Cook Domestic Servant 1
General Servant 1
Mineral Water Works 1
Railway Plate Layer 1
Crape Weaver 1
Shoe Maker 1

Wools Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wiles 40% 20,946
2 Wales 40% 19,433
3 Wailes 50% 2,277
4 Owles 40% 1,445
5 Woolls 83% 558
6 Wooles 83% 499
7 Wools 100% 477
8 Ewles 20% 370
9 Weals 60% 368
10 Walis 40% 332
11 Wils 60% 258
12 Weels 60% 223
13 Woolas 83% 213
14 Weles 40% 201
15 Ewels 40% 200
16 Wails 60% 160
17 Wels 60% 155
18 Weales 50% 146
19 Wilsea 33% 145
20 Wilis 40% 142
21 Wals 60% 129
22 Wilse 40% 116

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The surname Wools is the 7th most popular variant of Wiles.

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