Woolnough

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wulfnoþ, a compound of wulf (“wolf”) + noþ (“daring, courage”). Compare Woolner, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Woolnough (plural Woolnoughs)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Woolnough is the 4380^th most common surname in England, belonging to 1688 individuals.

Further reading

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