Woolfenden

Woolfenden Meaning & Origin

About Woolfenden
The surname Woolfenden is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Wulfnoth," meaning "wolf-brave," combined with the suffix "-ing," indicating "son of." Therefore, Woolfenden can be interpreted as "son of Wulfnoth" or "descendant of the wolf-brave one." Surnames were often derived from personal names in medieval England to identify a person's lineage or family association.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Woolfenden: 163
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 108,734
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALFNTN
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W04105305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W UH1 L F EH2 N D AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/woolfenden*/
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('ALFNTN', 'FLFNTN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W415

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Woolfenden in Braille

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

The name Woolfenden in braille

How to sign the name Woolfenden using Sign Language

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

The name Woolfenden in sign language

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