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WOLF

in Rhode Island

There are 116 people with the last name "WOLF" in Rhode Island.

Ranking in Rhode Island

Name	Rank
WOLF	1,175

is 1,171st most common Mattera
is 1,172nd most common Thorpe
is 1,173rd most common Whitford
is 1,174th most common Winsor
is 1,175th most common Wolf
is 1,176th most common Beausoleil
is 1,177th most common Daluz
is 1,178th most common Diraimo
is 1,179th most common Giroux

Meaning & History

WOLF

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.