Explore the Family Name Woolbright

The meaning of Woolbright

Probably an Americanized form of German Wollbrecht, a variant of Wolbert or of Vollbrecht.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Woolbright in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Woolbright has seen a slight decline between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname held the rank of 18,735 and by 2010 had slipped to 19,441, marking a decrease of 3.77 percent. Despite this, the count of individuals with this last name actually increased from 1,354 in 2000 to 1,390 in 2010, indicating a growth of 2.66 percent. However, when calculated as a proportion per 100,000 people, Woolbright's prevalence decreased by 6 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,735	#19,441	-3.77%
Count	1,354	1,390	2.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.47	-6%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Woolbright

The ethnic identity associated with the Woolbright surname has also experienced changes over the decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 80.13 percent in 2000 to 77.12 percent in 2010, other ethnicities saw increases. Those reporting their ethnicity as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic were not represented in 2000 but made up 0.79 percent and 2.37 percent respectively in 2010. Individuals reporting two or more races grew from 1.70 percent to 2.59 percent. The proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Natives rose from 1.11 percent to 1.22 percent. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black slightly decreased from 16.17 percent to 15.90 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.13%	77.12%	-3.76%
Black	16.17%	15.9%	-1.67%
Two or More Races	1.7%	2.59%	52.35%
Hispanic	0%	2.37%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.11%	1.22%	9.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.79%	0%