Wolfram History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The name is derived from the Old English word "Wulfrun."

Early Origins of the Wolfram family

The surname Wolfram was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1130 in Lancashire, and then in -1209, when Ralph Wilfrum was recorded in the Pipe Rolls for Norfolk.

Early History of the Wolfram family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wolfram research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1230, 1297 and 1332 are included under the topic Early Wolfram History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wolfram Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wolfram, Wolfrum, Woulfram, Wolfroun, Wolfroum and others.

Early Notables of the Wolfram family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Wolfram family of Norfolk

Wolfram Ranking

In the United States, the name Wolfram is the 16,279^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Wolfram migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wolfram Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Adam, Philipp, August, and Theodor Wolfram, who, who settled in North America after having served with the British as mercenary soldiers during the American Revolution

Wolfram Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Aug Wolfram, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 2
August Wolfram, who arrived in New York in 1837
Friederike Wolfram, who arrived in New York in 1850
Friederike Wolfram, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
David and L. D. Friedrich R. Wolfram, who arrived in New York in 1851
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Wolfram Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Aloisia Wolfram, who arrived in New York in 1924

Contemporary Notables of the name Wolfram (post 1700) +

Stephen Wolfram (b. 1959), English-born American computer businessman and physicist
Mark Wolfram, American composer, arranger, orchestrator and musician
Karl Wolfram, opera baritone (1937-1956)
Hans Egon Wolfram (1905-1942), novelist
Richard Wolfram (b. 1901), folklorist
Aurel Wolfram (1896-1949), patron and editor
Elise Wolfram (b. 1868), writer
Wilhelm Wolfram (1860-1920), pioneering cinema showman
Wolfram Waibel (1947-2023), Austrian Olympic sports shooter who competed in five Olympics
Wolfram Setz (1941-2023), German historian, editor, translator, and essayist, born in Stralsund

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)