Explore the Family Name Wolfley

The meaning of Wolfley

Americanized form of German Woelfle.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Wolfley in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wolfley has seen a significant increase in its popularity in the United States over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 28,326th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen to become the 26,391st, marking a change of 6.83%. The count of people with this surname also increased during this period, from 794 in 2000 to 925 in 2010, an increase of 16.5%. Its proportion per 100,000 people also saw an increase from 0.29 to 0.31, a change of 6.9%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,326	#26,391	6.83%
Count	794	925	16.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.31	6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wolfley

The ethnicity associated with the surname Wolfley has remained somewhat consistent between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In both years, the majority of individuals with the Wolfley surname identified as White, making up 94.33% of the population in 2000 and 94.27% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a slight increase from 1.13% to 1.41%, while the percentage of those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities decreased marginally from 2.64% to 2.38%. No individuals with the Wolfley surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either year, and the representation of Black individuals dropped from 0.88% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 census saw a new category emerge, with 1.08% of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.33%	94.27%	-0.06%
Two or More Races	2.64%	2.38%	-9.85%
Hispanic	1.13%	1.41%	24.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.88%	0%	0%