Wolstenholme
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Wulfstān, which is composed of the elements wulf (“wolf”) and stān (“stone”), + Old Norse holmr (“island”).
Proper noun[edit]
Wolstenholme (plural Wolstenholmes)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wolstenholme is the 47878th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 442 individuals. Wolstenholme is most common among White (98.19%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wolstenholme”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.