Wolf (family name)

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Distribution of the surname Wolf in Germany

Wolf is a German family name .

origin

The family name Wolf can go back to different roots. The name can simply be derived from the first name Wolf (also an abbreviation of Wolfgang ). Perhaps the first bearer of the name was also similar to a wolf , e.g. B. so grim or so wild. In some cities in the Middle Ages there were animal representations on houses as a substitute for house numbers. As a result, in some cases the name may have been used as a designation of the place of residence. As a Jewish family name , Wolf can also be traced back to the Jacob's blessing , whose animal comparisons have been chosen as call names or family names since the Middle Ages.

variants

There are the alternative spellings Wolff , Woolf , Wolfe , Woolfe , Wulff and Wulf as well as the extensions Wölfli ( Alemannic ), Wölfle ( Swabian ) and Wolfes or Volf and Wolfius .

From the given names Wolfgang or Wolfhard (also Wolfhart ) other names such as B. Wolfert or Wohlfarth derived.

Foreign language equivalents:

Vouk - Slovenian
Vuk - Serbo-Croatian
Wowk - Ukrainian

frequency

The family name Wolf occupies 16th place on the list of the most common family names in Germany .

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  • Quido Wolf (1924–1994), Liechtenstein sports shooter

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