Wolsey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wolsey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wolsey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 48
Carpenter 4
Laundress 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Pupil 3
General Labourer 2
Police Constable 2
Colliery Labourer 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Dairyman 2
General Servant 2
Colliery Banksman 1
Cotton Piecer 1
Dress Maker 1
Dress Maker Apprentice 1
Glass Grinder 1
House Keeper 1
Late Colliery Weighman 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Engine Drive L W W 1
Engine Drive Wife 1
Kitchenmaid Domestic 1
Nurse Domestic Servant 1
Skinner 1
French Polisher 1

Wolsey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Woolsey 86% 2,695
2 Wolsey 100% 1,547
3 Wilsey 83% 117

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The surname Wolsey is the 2nd most popular variant of Woolsey.

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