An English, Danish and German surname the Wolf family name comes from the High German term ‘wolf’ which refers to a person living in a location distinguished with the sign of a wolf.

A Native North American Indian name, used by natives in the mid-west and northeast portion of the United States.

Spelling variations for Wolf include Wolfe, Woolf, Wulf, Woolfe and Wolff. An Irish form of Wolf would be Woulfe. In Germany and Austria the Wolf family name is common. In Scotland the Wolf name is mostly in Perthshire and Renfrewshire counties. In England the Wolf surname is primarily in London, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cambridgeshire counties.

The states of Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, New Jersey, Wisconsin and Missouri within the United States have large numbers of Wolf families.

Famous: Aliya Wolf (model), Daniel James Wolf (music composer), Kate Wolf (singer and songwriter), Konrad Wolf (movie film director from Germany), Randy Wolf (professional baseball player), Little Wolf (19th century Cheyenne war leader), Rudolf Wolf (19th century astronomer from Switzerland), Scott Wolf (actor) and Warner Wolf (TV and radio sports broadcaster).