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Woolf Ranking

the United States, the name Woolf is the 7,052nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Woolf migration to the United States +



Woolf Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Woolf, who landed in Maryland in 1666-1750 2
Woolf Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Andris Woolf, aged 26, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • Anna Dority Woolf, aged 30, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • Jacob Woolf, aged 20, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 2
  • Hans Peter Woolf, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1742 2
  • Henry Woolf, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
Woolf Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Godfrey Woolf, aged 76, who arrived in New York in 1802 2
  • Wilhelm Woolf, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 2
  • Michael Woolf, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1806 2
  • Isaac Woolf, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1806 2
  • Abraham Woolf, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1806 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Woolf migration to Australia +

Woolf Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mary Woolf, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Trafalgar" in 1849 3
Woolf Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century
  • Mrs. Elizabeth A. Woolf, (b. 1879), aged 21, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Duke of Norfolk"arriving in Queensland, Australia on 15th August 1900 4
  • Mr. Samuel E. Woolf, (b. 1874), aged 26, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Duke of Norfolk"arriving in Queensland, Australia on 15th August 1900 4

Woolf migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Woolf Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Samuel Woolf, aged 30, a farmer, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Martha Ridgway" in 1842
  • Lydia Woolf, aged 29, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Martha Ridgway" in 1842
  • Alice Woolf, aged 9, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Martha Ridgway" in 1842
  • Ann Woolf, aged 7, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Martha Ridgway" in 1842
  • Thomas Woolf, aged 6, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Martha Ridgway" in 1842
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Woolf (post 1700) +

  • Virginia Adeline Woolf (1882-1941), English novelist, critic, and essayist, best known for novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928)
  • Jack Royce Woolf (1924-2014), American academic, President Emeritus of the University of Texas at Arlington
  • Martin Woolf Sr. (1858-1928), American-born, Canadian politician, civil servant and police magistrate in Alberta
  • Herbert M. Woolf (1880-1964), American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner
  • Randall Woolf, American composer
  • Henry Woolf SOM (1930-2021), British actor, theatre director, and teacher of acting, drama, and theatre who lived in Canada, longtime friend and collaborator of Harold Pinter
  • Russell Woolf (1964-2021), Australian media personality, who was best known as a presenter on ABC Radio Perth in Western Australia
  • Arthur Woolf (1766-1837), English mechanical engineer best-known for his invention of a more efficient compound steam engine 5
  • Jonathan Woolf (1961-2015), British architect, founder of Jonathan Woolf Architects
  • ... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
USS Arizona
  • Mr. Norman Bragg Woolf, American Chief Water Tender Permanent from Alabama, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 6
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The TRAFALGAR 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Trafalgar.htm
  4. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_queensland.pdf
  5. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 13 Feb. 2019
  6. Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html

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