indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsWoolfenden, Woffenden, Woffendon, Woffinden, Woffindon, Wooffinden, Wolfeden, Wolfington
Meaning & History
derived from the place called Wolfenden in the parish of Newchurch-in-Rossendale, Lancashire. The placename means "Wulfhelm's valley", or "the valley of Wulfhelm" derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name Wulfhelm, composed of the elements wulf "wolf" and helm "helmet, protection" and denu "valley".