Wolven Surname

366,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wolven Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulwin.' In Domesday found as Wluuen.

Wulfwine the Reeve: Parker, Early History of Oxford.

Wulwinus Monetarius, 10 Henry II: Pipe Roll.

1730 Married — Thomas Woolven and Mary Haycraft: St Mary Aldermary (London).

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Wolven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8051:450,26038,563
Netherlands1691:99,92416,231
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:173,16815,571

The alternate forms: Wolvén (8) are calculated separately.

Wolven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulwin.' In Domesday found as Wluuen.

Wulfwine the Reeve: Parker, Early History of Oxford.

Wulwinus Monetarius, 10 Henry II: Pipe Roll.

1730 Married — Thomas Woolven and Mary Haycraft: St Mary Aldermary (London).

1747. Married — Henry Whitaker and Ann Woolvan: St. George Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) descendants of the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfwine = Wolf-Lord [Old English wulf + wine, friend, lord, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wolven Last Name Facts

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

Wolven occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Wolvén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 366,594th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 7,413,577 people. The last name Wolven is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Wolven are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 805 people, or 1 in 450,260. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 19 percent reside, Michigan, where 13 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Wolven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolven surname grew 278 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolven surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Wolven earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.46% more than the national average, earning $48,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning $48,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolvén948/
Woolven92722/
Wolvene921/
Woollven86240/
Wolvenne8650/
Wohlvend866/
Wolvin83274/
Bolven835/
Welven833/
Volven831/
Walven831/
Woolvin77105/
Boulven7740/
Wolving7720/
Welvein773/
Weelven772/
Woolvine71115/
Woollvin7111/
Wolwhend711/
Bolvin67414/
Walvin67289/
Volvyn67283/
Balven67170/
Volvin6716/
Welvin677/
Valven675/
Bolvyn674/
Velven672/

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