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Wolfram Name Meaning

German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Wolfram composed of the elements wolf ‘wolf’ + hrafn ‘raven’. Both these creatures played an important role in ancient Germanic mythology. They are usually represented in battle poetry as scavengers of the slain while Woden (Odin) is generally accompanied by the wolves Geri and Freki and the ravens Hugin and Munin. English: perhaps from the Middle English female personal name Wulfrun (Old English Wulfrūn from wulf ‘wolf’ + rūn ‘secret’). However there is little evidence that the medieval English surname survived.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Wolf, Wolfrey, Wolfer, Wolfgang, Wolfert, Wolfrom, Wolfrum, William

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You can see how Wolfram families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wolfram family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Wolfram families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 22 Wolfram families living in Ontario. This was about 79% of all the recorded Wolfram's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Wolfram families in 1911.

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There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Wolfram. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Wolfram. For the veterans among your Wolfram ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Wolfram life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Wolfram in 1956 was 54, and 85 in 2004.

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