Woolway

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wulfing, composed of the element wulf (“wolf”) + wīġ (“war, battle”).

Proper noun

Woolway (plural Woolways)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Woolway is the 16969^th most common surname in England, belonging to 291 individuals.

Further reading

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