Wolf Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wolf Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wolf family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 89
Agricultural Labourer 20
Labourer 14
Tailor 11
Laundress 6
General Servant 6
Domestic Servant 5
Coal Miner 5
Musician 5
Servant 4
Dress Maker 3
Bricklayer 3
Merchant 3
School Boy 3
Clerk 3
General Dealer 3
Needle Woman 3
Boot Maker 2
Blacksmith 2
Carpenter 2
Master Tailor 2
Agricultural Lab 2
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 2
Painter 2
Pork Butcher 2

Wolf Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wolfe 80% 10,684
2 Woolf 80% 7,688
3 Wolf 100% 4,625
4 Wolff 80% 2,381
5 Woolfe 67% 1,948
6 Walfe 60% 392
7 Woulfe 67% 152
8 Wulff 60% 131
9 Wolffe 67% 115
10 Walf 75% 105

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The surname Wolf is the 3rd most popular variant of Wolfe.

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