Woolner

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wulfnoþ, a compound of wulf (“wolf”) + noþ (“daring, courage”). The finale -r represents the pronunciation of unaccented -nough, like in Woolnough.

Proper noun

Woolner (countable and uncountable, plural Woolners)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, named after the Wulna Aboriginal people.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Woolner is the 77012^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 249 individuals. Woolner is most common among White (93.57%) individuals.

Further reading

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