How common is the surname Wolfram?

1,911 people in the United States had the surname Wolfram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,562 Americans. It ranked 15,347th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wolfram?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Wolfram identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wolfram?

Stephen Wolfram, British-American scientist and businessman (born 1959), followed by Herwig Wolfram.

Where is the surname Wolfram most common?

Wikidata records people named Wolfram in the United Kingdom and Austria.

Is the surname Wolfram getting more or less common?

More common. 1,797 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,911 in 2010, up 6.3%.

Is Wolfram also a first name?

Yes. Wolfram is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Wolfram

A surname, carried by 1,911 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W416 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wolfram is more common than 90.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,911 people named Wolfram in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 161,562 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,797.

#15,347

rank among US surnames

1,911

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,061)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,340	Mungia	1,912	161,478
#15,347	McMiller	1,911	161,562
#15,355	Lisi	1,910	161,647

Who is named Wolfram

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

97% of people named Wolfram identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wolframs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephen Wolfram
British-American scientist and businessman (born 1959)
Herwig Wolfram
Austrian historian, born 1934

Notable Wolframs come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wolfram

Wolfram has the Soundex code W416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W416.

Questions

How common is the surname Wolfram?: 1,911 people in the United States had the surname Wolfram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,562 Americans. It ranked 15,347th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wolfram?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Wolfram identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wolfram?: Stephen Wolfram, British-American scientist and businessman (born 1959), followed by Herwig Wolfram.
Where is the surname Wolfram most common?: Wikidata records people named Wolfram in the United Kingdom and Austria.
Is the surname Wolfram getting more or less common?: More common. 1,797 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,911 in 2010, up 6.3%.
Is Wolfram also a first name?: Yes. Wolfram is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.