The Wolfson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,740 people carried this name — #8,768 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,700 people counted. That is down 3% from 3,873 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Wolfson surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Wolf’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 822 · public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 23 people named Wolfson live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 23

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Wolfson in American newspapers,
1901.

Newspaper page from The Honolulu Republican carrying the name Wolfson
The Honolulu Republican 1901-04-19
Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Wolfson
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1901-04-18
Newspaper page from The Hawaiian Gazette carrying the name Wolfson
The Hawaiian Gazette 1901-04-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,890 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wolfson in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1990s.

1,011 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wolfson. The most, 218, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 506
Queensland 145
Victoria 136
Western Australia 81
South Australia 23
ACT (Canberra) 15
Tasmania 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wolfson.

Who carried it

People named Wolfson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Nessa Wolfson d. 1990 · university teacher
  • Hannah Anne Wolfson d. 2015
  • Sofie Wolfson 1865–1942
  • A. L. Wolfson 1867–1946 · poet
  • Solomon Wolfson 1868–1941
  • Arthur Wolfson 1874–1943

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wolfson,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,327 records

1,327 records of the Wolfson name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 729
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 245
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 207
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 58
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 56
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 32
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jack J. Wolfson

    Born 1918 in Illinois. Enlisted 1941 at Chicago; file clerk from Cook County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1998, buried at Danville National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thae Wolfson

    Arrived at New York in 1896 aboard the Taormina from Hamburg and Havre, aged 40; dressmaker. From Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Benjamin Wolfson

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1888, died 1960; buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,327 records for Wolfson in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands171 records

171 records of the Wolfson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 91
  • Dutch population registers 80
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Diederik Joannes Agathus Wolfson

    Married in 1891 in 's-Gravenhage; doctor. Died 1939 in Rotterdam, aged 74.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record David Leonardus Wolfson

    Married in 1915 in Rotterdam. Died 1945 in Rotterdam, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christiaan Wolfson

    Born 1901 in Haarlem. Married in 1930 in Breda.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 171 records for Wolfson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia18 records

18 records of the Wolfson name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Reuben Wolfson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1884 aboard the Iberia, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Nathan Wolfson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1907 aboard the Bulow, aged 29.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 18 records for Wolfson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada16 records

16 records of the Wolfson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 13
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Philip Wolfson

    Buried in 1999 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 84.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Abraham Wolfson

    Died 1961 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas Louis Wolfson

    Died 1977; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 16 records for Wolfson in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany5 records

5 records of the Wolfson name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Eduard Wolfson

    From Altstrelitz. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 21 January 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 57).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Wolfson

    From Krakow. Reported taken prisoner in the colonial troops' casualty list of 27 July 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 5 records for Wolfson in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Wolfson name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Anna Wolfson

    Born 1914 in Russia; died 1996 in Auch (Gers).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Phillip Wolfson

    Born 1907 in Great Britain; died 1993 in Le Vésinet (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alexis Wolfson

    Born 1911 in Russia; died 1997 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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