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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsWoolsey

Meaning & History

From the medieval male personal name Wulsi (from Old English Wulfsige, literally "wolf-victory"). A famous bearer of the surname was English churchman and statesman Thomas Wolsey (Cardinal Wolsey), ?1475-1530.
Added 11/13/2013 by babycrookston