Frequency: (322)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
German and Swiss German: from the Germanic personal name Egilolf, composed of the elements agi(l) ‘edge’, ‘point’ (of a sword) + wolf ‘wolf’, cognate with Old English Ecgwulf. This was the name of several Lombard kings (ancestors of the Bavarian ducal line of the Agilolfinger), who introduced the name to Italy.
GIVEN NAMES: German 5%. Georg, Hans, Hedwig, Heiner.
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