Wolcott

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a place in Somerset, from Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + cot (“cottage, shelter”).

Proper noun

Wolcott (countable and uncountable, plural Wolcotts)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A place in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Eagle County, Colorado.
   2. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.
   3. A town in Princeton Township, White County, Indiana.
   4. A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
   5. A town and village therein, in Wayne County, New York.
   6. A town in Lamoille County, Vermont.

Derived terms

• Wolcott-Rallison syndrome

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wolcott is the 6400^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5315 individuals. Wolcott is most common among White (93.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wolcott”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.