Wolstenholme

English

Alternative forms

• Oulsnam, Woolstenhulme

Etymology

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

Wolstenholme (plural Wolstenholmes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wolstenholme is the 47878^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 442 individuals. Wolstenholme is most common among White (98.19%) individuals.

Further reading

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