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De Wolf Surname Meaning

Dutch; Flemish (also Dewolf): from wolf ‘wolf’ with the definite article de ‘the’ applied as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or tavern distinguished by the sign of a wolf.

It is possibly named something like De Hongerige Wolf ‘The Hungry Wolf’ or as a nickname for someone considered to behave or look like a wolf.

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


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You can see how De Wolf families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De Wolf family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most De Wolf families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 20 De Wolf families living in Nova Scotia. This was 100% of all the recorded De Wolf's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of De Wolf families in 1911.
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Between 1967 and 2003, in the United States, De Wolf life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1967. The average life expectancy for De Wolf in 1967 was 89, and 85 in 2003.

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