How common is the surname Woll?

1,493 people in the United States had the surname Woll in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 206,795 Americans. It ranked 18,502nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Woll?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Woll identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Woll?

Deborah Ann Woll, American actress, followed by Joseph Woll.

Where is the surname Woll most common?

Wikidata records people named Woll in the United States.

Is the surname Woll getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,556 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,493 in 2010, down 4.0%.

The surname Woll

A surname, carried by 1,493 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Woll is more common than 88.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,493 people named Woll in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 206,795 Americans. That is down 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,556.

#18,502

rank among US surnames

1,493

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-4%

change since 2000 (was #16,880)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,499	Bouknight	1,494	206,657
#18,502	Meidinger	1,493	206,795
#18,507	In	1,492	206,934
#18,511	Frain	1,491	207,073

Who is named Woll

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Woll identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wolls

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Deborah Ann Woll
American actress, born 1985
Joseph Woll
American Ice hockey player, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Woll

Woll has the Soundex code W400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W400.

Questions

How common is the surname Woll?: 1,493 people in the United States had the surname Woll in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 206,795 Americans. It ranked 18,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Woll?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Woll identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Woll?: Deborah Ann Woll, American actress, followed by Joseph Woll.
Where is the surname Woll most common?: Wikidata records people named Woll in the United States.
Is the surname Woll getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,556 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,493 in 2010, down 4.0%.