Wolfenbarger

Wolfenbarger Meaning & Origin

About Wolfenbarger
The surname Wolfenbarger is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "wolf" meaning wolf, and "barg" or "berger" meaning hill or mountain. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Wolfenbarger can be interpreted as "wolf on the hill" or "wolf of the mountain." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or on a hill or mountain and had characteristics associated with a wolf, such as strength or fierceness.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Wolfenbarger is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Wolfenbarger: 2,085
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 14,349
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.71

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wolfenbarger based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Wolfenbarger is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALFNPRKR
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W04105106206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W UH1 L F IH0 N B AA0 R G ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈwʊlfɪnbɑrgər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALFNPRKR', 'FLFNPRJR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W415

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Wolfenbarger in Braille

Here's how to represent Wolfenbarger in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Wolfenbarger in braille

How to sign the name Wolfenbarger using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Wolfenbarger using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Wolfenbarger in sign language

Numerology