Wolfe Family History
Wolfe Name Meaning
English German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wolf and in North America (also) an altered form of this. This is also a common spelling in Ireland (see also Woulfe ) particularly in counties Cork and Limerick while in Germany this surname is very rare. Americanized form of various other surnames meaning ‘wolf’ e.g. Hungarian Farkas Czech and Slovak Vlk Slovenian and other Slavic Volk Vovk and Vuk (see Wolf ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022