Woolf is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Woolf
No. of characters: 5
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: English name, variant Wolf, wolf nickname linked (possibly baptismal name).

How popular is Woolf?

Woolf is common in South Africa.

Woolf is ranked 34183 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Woolf bearers increased by 3.198343 per cent in 2010 US census to 4485 since 2000, the surname slipped by 333 spots and ranked at 7426. The last name was found in around 15 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.07 95.44
Hispanic or Latino 2.21 1.73
Others 1.63 1.04
Black 1.09 0.87
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.54 0.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.47 0.51
Woolf is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bermuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 14569 people have been found who wears Woolf as their family name. Woolf is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
705 Gibraltar7
8,438 China5
59,967 Moldova4
2,113 Taiwan3
661,536 Indonesia3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
32,086 Mexico3
4,164 Vietnam2
14,521 Portugal2
5,936 Bahrain2
95,312 Argentina2
5,298 Botswana2
41,879 Turkey2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
53,033 Nigeria1
9,116 Nicaragua1
11,831 Tajikistan1
37,493 Austria1
7,314 Bolivia1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
25,721 Egypt1
11,486 Estonia1
25,746 Finland1
42,479 Greece1
6,212 Jamaica1
16,283 Lithuania1
2,024 Mongolia1
2,333 Montenegro1
118,015 Netherlands1
36,814 Romania1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
36,678 Singapore1
3,243 Suriname1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
46,774 Kazakhstan48
4,813 Hong Kong47
33,012 Belgium45
95,259 Italy45
38,143 Belarus29
40,883 Zimbabwe27
9,692 Ireland27
63,662 Spain26
4,169 Cyprus26
813 Jersey22
405 Bermuda22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,848 Scotland92
Countries with hundreds of Woolf:
5,288 Australia564
2,150 Israel530
11,275 Canada346
31,047 Germany336
2,702 New Zealand282
40,920 Brazil270
39,199 Philippines258
56,722 Russia242
66,174 France147
37,833 Ukraine139
3,682 Wales102
Countries with thousands of Woolf:
6,496 United States5,952
2,443 England3,259
4,027 South Africa1,625
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Woolf worked as cook and hailed from Limerick, Ireland. During the great famine, 40 years old embarked for New-York from Liverpool on Princeton and arrived on September 20, 1849. 31 years old Morris Woolf, Patrick Woolf (20) Workman, are others that migrated to US.

Woolf Namesakes

  • Virginia Woolf, Writer
  • Steven Woolfe, Member of the European Parliament
  • Eric Woolfson, Songwriter
  • Corey Woolfolk, Soccer player
  • Bella Sidney Woolf, Author
  • Ben Woolf, Film actor
  • Arthur Woolf, Engineer
  • Butch Woolfolk, Football player
  • Sam Woolf, Singer
  • Fiona Woolf, Lawyer

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