Various forms of this name all derive from the German word wolf or the Low German wulf. Wolfinger is generally thought to be a habitational name for someone from Wolfing in Bavaria
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Early Origins of the Wolffing family
The surname Wolffing was first found in "heroic poetry [where] Herzog Wülfing (hero under Ermanarich), [was] slain by Alphart; the warriors of Theoderich are called "Wülfings". Wülfinch of Chafenbergh, Kremsmünster, Austria 1179. Pulsab Wölfing, Eger, 1411." 1
In Norse sagas, the Wulfings, Wylfings or Ylfings was a powerful Clan in Beowulf, Widsith in Eastern Geats, Sweden.
Early History of the Wolffing family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wolffing research. Another 26 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1556 and 1763 are included under the topic Early Wolffing History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Wolffing Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wolffing, Wolfing, Wolfinger, Wolffinger, Wulfing, Wulffing and many more.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Maria Catharina Wolffin, who settled in New York in 1710; Barent Wolfinger, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1732; Bastian Wolfinger, who settled in Philadelphia in 1732.
Bahlow, Hans, Dictionary of German Names. translated by Edda Gentry, Wisconsin: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7)
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