Wolfson Surname

57,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Wolfson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wolf,' or Ulf; v. Wolf (2). Wolfsohn is in the London Directory, a German immigrant of the same origin.

William fil. Ulfe, temp. 1200: Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S.

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Wolfson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5521:55,3206,599
Israel1,1181:7,6541,201
Canada3181:115,86712,291
England3011:185,11016,566
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Australia571:473,60936,415
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Uruguay321:107,24210,337
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Wolfson (39) may also be a first name.

Wolfson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wolf,' or Ulf; v. Wolf (2). Wolfsohn is in the London Directory, a German immigrant of the same origin.

William fil. Ulfe, temp. 1200: Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.

Uctred Ulfson, temp. 1200: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Wolf's Son: v. Wolf.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) The son of Wolf (wolf), or of Wolf, a pet form of one of the many names beginning with Wolf.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wolfson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wolfson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wolfson is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,946th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 834,579 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Wolfson are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wolfson is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname Wolfson is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,552 people, or 1 in 55,320. In The United States Wolfson is primarily found in: New York, where 18 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Wolfson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolfson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 5,200 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,584 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wolfson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wolfson surname is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wolfson last name are 40.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wolfson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 128.88% more than the national average, earning R 543,900 per year; in United States they earn 30.3% more than the national average, earning $56,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.9% more than the national average, earning $74,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolfson93794/
Wolfsohn93334/
Wolffson9318/
Wolfsont9314/
Wolfsson933/
Wolfshon931/
Wolffsohn8819/
Wolffsong881/
Volfson86793/
Wolfsen86523/
Wulfson86124/
Walfson8623/
Bolfson867/
Wolfsan862/
Wolfsom861/
Wolfsun861/
Wolfzon861/
Wolfschoon8296/
Wulfsohn80368/
Wulffson8027/
Wolffsen8027/
Voulfson8013/
Wulfshon808/
Voolfson802/
Volfsone801/
Volffson800/
Wulffsohn751/
Vulfson71224/
Wulfsen7182/
Volfzon7124/
Valfson7114/
Wolfzun717/
Volfsonová713/
Volfsun712/
Volvson711/
Wolfsem711/
Walfsan711/
Wolfsam710/
Vulfsone6722/
Voļfsone671/
Vulfsonova592/
Valvson571/
Bolhbssan501/

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