Wolf (name)


Wolf is a name that is used as a surname, given name, and a name among Germanic-speaking peoples: see Wulf.
Names which translate to English "wolf" are also common among many other nations, including many Native American peoples within the current or former extent of the habitat of the grey wolf.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 53.2% of all known bearers of the surname Wolf were residents of Germany, 27.4% of the United States, 3.9% of Austria, 2.5% of Brazil, 1.4% of Switzerland, 1.2% of the Netherlands and 1.0% of France.
In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states:
  1. Saxony
  2. Rhineland-Palatinate
  3. Hesse
  4. Thuringia
  5. Bavaria
  6. Brandenburg
  7. Baden-Württemberg
  8. Saxony-Anhalt

    Given name