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Wolf Surname Origin
(Origin German) Habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a wolf.
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Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
Wolf Surname Meaning and Family Facts
Wolf Last Name Meaning
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A Wolf Family History Thought:
'We are the children of many sires, and every drop of blood in us in its turn ... betrays its ancestor.' --Ralph Waldo Emerson