Woolverton
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Old English personal name Wulfhere, which is composed of the elements wulf (“wolf”) and here (“army”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
[edit]Woolverton (countable and uncountable, plural Woolvertons)
- A village in Tellisford parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7953).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Woolverton is the 22880th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1119 individuals. Woolverton is most common among White (94.46%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Woolverton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.