Woolfson family name history and map

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Woolfson

Woolfson in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 37 people named Woolfson in Ireland: 22 men and 15 women.

Counties with Woolfson in Ireland

Most Woolfsons were found in Dublin (18), with smaller numbers in Waterford (10), Kilkenny (8) and Armagh (1).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Woolfson average age in 1911

The average Woolfson in 1911 was 22.6 years old, though with only 37 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Woolfson literacy in 1911

Of the Woolfsons whose literacy was recorded, 36.4% could both read and write, 12.1% could read but not write, and 51.5% could do neither.

Woolfson common first names

Among the Woolfsons were men named Jacob (3), Henry (2), Aaaron, Abby and Abraham and women named Annie (4), Beckey, Edith, Gertrude and Hannah.

Woolfson occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among Woolfsons was shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer, 40.5% of them (15 people). Next came scholar / student (21.6%) and sailor / dock worker (2.7%).

What religion is Woolfson?

Woolfsons were overwhelmingly Jewish, 100% of them.

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Woolfson statistics (1911)

Number: 37
Rank: 6,776
Average Age: 23

Woolfsonin the USA (2020)

Number: 117
Rank: 144,270

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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