Wharff Family History
Wharff Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire): habitational name from Wharfe in Austwick (Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse hvarf or hverfi ‘bend nook corner’. Occasionally the surname may be a topographic name or an occupational name from Middle English w(h)arf ‘wharf quay landing-place’ probably denoting someone who either live by a wharf or someone who worked at one.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022