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Wolf

in California

There are 4,582 people with the last name "Wolf" in California.

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Wolf 556
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  1. is 552nd most common Trejo
  2. is 553rd most common Fischer
  3. is 554th most common Carranza
  4. is 555th most common Quinn
  5. is 556th most common Wolf
  6. is 557th most common Liang
  7. is 558th most common Parks
  8. is 559th most common Cano
  9. is 560th most common Higgins

Similar Names and Nicknames

Wolfe, Wolff, Wolford, Wolfson, Wolfgang, Wulf, Wulff, Wolfram, Wolfer, Wolfenbarger

Most Common First Names for Wolf

Michael, Robert, David, James, Richard, John, William, Thomas, Brian

Meaning & History

English, Danish, and German: from a short form of the various Germanic compound names with a first element wolf ‘wolf’, or a byname or nickname with this meaning. The wolf was native throughout the forests of Europe, including Britain, until comparatively recently. In ancient and medieval times it played an important role in Germanic mythology, being regarded as one of the sacred beasts of Woden. This name is widespread throughout northern, central, and eastern Europe, as well as in Britain and German-speaking countries.

German: habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a wolf, Middle High German wolf.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish male personal name Volf meaning ‘wolf’, which is associated with the Hebrew personal name Binyamin (see Benjamin). This association stems from Jacob's dying words ‘Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil’ (Genesis 49:27).

Irish: variant spelling of Woulfe.

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