Explore the Family Name Woolever

The meaning of Woolever

Americanized form of German Wohlleber or, according to most sources, its cognate Wohlleben. Compare Welliver, Willever, Wolaver, Wolever, and Woliver.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Woolever saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank dropped from 19,028 in 2000 to 20,852 in 2010, reflecting a decrease of 9.59%. In terms of sheer number, there were 1,324 individuals with the last name Woolever recorded in 2000, decreasing to 1,265 by 2010. This represents a -4.46% change over the decade. The proportion of people named Woolever per 100,000 also decreased during this period, going from 0.49 to 0.43, a change of -12.24%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,028	#20,852	-9.59%
Count	1,324	1,265	-4.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.43	-12.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Woolever

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Woolever, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, saw minor changes from 2000 to 2010. The majority identified as White, with little difference between the two censuses (94.41% in 2000 and 94.15% in 2010). Individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities represented 2.04% in 2000 which slightly decreased to 1.74% in 2010. There was a slight increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, going up from 1.96% in 2000 to 2.69% in 2010. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census. A small percentage identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, dropping from 0.91% in 2000 to 0.63% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.41%	94.15%	-0.28%
Hispanic	1.96%	2.69%	37.24%
Two or More Races	2.04%	1.74%	-14.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.91%	0.63%	-30.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%