Woolf Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Woolf Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Woolf family

Profession Census Frequency
Tailor 29
Living On Own Means 21
Tailoress 21
Dress Maker 12
Cigar Maker 10
At School 9
General Dealer 9
Cabinet Maker 8
Carpenter 7
Boot Maker 6
Clerk 6
General Labourer 6
Tailor Presser 6
Boot Laster 5
Carman 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Farmer 5
Boot Machinist 4
Commercial Traveller 4
Farm Labourer 4
Scholar 4
Tailor Machiner 4
Tailor Machinist 4
Tobacconist 3
Upholsterer 3

Woolf Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wolfe 60% 10,684
2 Woolf 100% 7,688
3 Wolf 80% 4,625
4 Wolff 60% 2,381
5 Woolfe 83% 1,948
6 Walfe 40% 392
7 Woulfe 67% 152
8 Wulff 40% 131
9 Wolffe 50% 115
10 Walf 60% 105

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The surname Woolf is the 2nd most popular variant of Wolfe.

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