Wolfenden Family History
Wolfenden Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Wolfenden a place in the parish of Newchurch-in-Rossendale (Lancashire). The placename probably means ‘valley at a place called Wolfham’ deriving from Middle English den(e) ‘valley’ (Old English denu) qualified by an earlier placename Wolfham composed of Old English wulf ‘wolf’ + hamm ‘enclosure hemmed-in land’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022