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Wolf

in Indiana

There are 1,928 people with the last name "Wolf" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

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Wolf 273
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  1. is 269th most common Summers
  2. is 270th most common Brock
  3. is 271st most common Caldwell
  4. is 272nd most common Matthews
  5. is 273rd most common Wolf
  6. is 274th most common Greene
  7. is 275th most common Chandler
  8. is 276th most common George
  9. is 277th most common Short

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Wolf

James, Robert, Michael, John, David, Mary, William, Kenneth, Richard, Charles

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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