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    The surname Wolfenden

    An English place surname, carried by 589 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈwʌlfəndən/ 3 syllables Soundex W415

    Wolfenden: #37,735 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Wolfenden #37,735, 589 people Wolfenden: #37,735 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Wolfenden #37,735, 589 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wolfenden is more common than 76.7% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Wulfhelm, which is composed of the elements wulf (“wolf”) and helm (“helmet; protection”), + denu (“den, valley”).

    Wolfenden is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 589 people named Wolfenden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 524,186 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 561.

    #37,735
    rank among US surnames
    589
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5%
    change since 2000 (was #37,374)

    Who is named Wolfenden

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Wolfenden identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Wolfenden

    Wolfenden has the Soundex code W415, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W415.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Wolfenden come from?
    Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Wulfhelm, which is composed of the elements wulf (“wolf”) and helm (“helmet; protection”), + denu (“den, valley”).
    How common is the surname Wolfenden?
    589 people in the United States had the surname Wolfenden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 524,186 Americans. It ranked 37,735th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wolfenden?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Wolfenden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
    How do you pronounce Wolfenden?
    Wolfenden is /ˈwʌlfəndən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Wolfenden?
    Wolfenden is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Wolfenden getting more or less common?
    More common. 561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 589 in 2010, up 5.0%.