Czech surnames
Wolf: what the name means
Wolf: from the German first name Wolfgang, or German Wolf, “wolf”.
In January 2017, 2,932 people in Czechia were named Wolf or Wolfová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha402
- Around Ostrava131
- Around Opava121
- Around Brno107
- Around Teplice67
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Wolf mean?
Wolf: from the German first name Wolfgang, or German Wolf, “wolf”.
How many people are called Wolf in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,932 people in Czechia were named Wolf or Wolfová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Wolf most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (402), Ostrava (131), Opava (121).