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Wolf

in New Jersey

There are 1,847 people with the last name "Wolf" in New Jersey.

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Wolf 298
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  1. is 294th most common Owens
  2. is 295th most common Fitzgerald
  3. is 296th most common Paul
  4. is 297th most common Zhang
  5. is 298th most common Wolf
  6. is 299th most common Dasilva
  7. is 300th most common Acevedo
  8. is 301st most common Ferguson
  9. is 302nd most common Armstrong

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Wolf

Robert, John, William, Michael, David, Joseph, Richard, Charles, Edward, James

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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