Wool

Meaning

A person who worked with wool or lived near a wool market.

Etymology

Derived from Old English 'wull' (wool), referring to the textile fiber. The surname likely originated as an occupational name for wool workers, merchants, or dealers.

About the Wool Surname

An occupational surname denoting someone involved in the wool trade during medieval times. The name is relatively uncommon and may indicate merchant or craftsperson ancestry.

Distribution

Found throughout England and scattered in North America.

Notable Bearers

Virginia Woolf (though her surname was Adeline Virginia Stephen, born Woolf)

People with the Wool Surname