# De Wolf

De Wolf is a Dutch surname meaning 'of the wolf'. It may be descriptive or toponymic of origin. Variations include De Wolfe, De Wulf, Dewulf and van der Wolf. People with these surnames include:

## People with the surname
### De Wolf

* Cees de Wolf (1945–2011), Dutch footballer
* Cornelis de Wolf [de; ru] (1880–1935), Dutch organist and composer
* Dirk De Wolf (born 1961), Belgian road race cyclist
* Fons De Wolf (born 1956), Belgian road race cyclist
* Henri De Wolf (1936–2023), Belgian road race cyclist
* Jacob de Wolf (1630–1685), Dutch painter
* James De Wolf (1764–1837), American privateer, slaver and US Senator from Rhode Island
* John de Wolf (born 1962), Dutch footballer
* John Anthony St. Etienne de Wolf (1931–2003), Canadian journalist, economist and politician
* Karel De Wolf [de; nl] (1952–2011), Belgian composer, conductor and musician
* Ortwin De Wolf (born 1997), Belgian footballer
* Michel De Wolf (born 1958), Belgian footballer
* Nico de Wolf (1887–1967), Dutch footballer
* Piet de Wolf (1921–2013), Dutch footballer
* Richard Crosby De Wolf (1875–1947), American copyright law scholar
* Steve De Wolf (born 1975), Belgian road race cyclist

### DeWolf

* Benjamin DeWolf (1744–1819), Nova Scotian politician and businessman
* Benjamin DeWolf (died after 1836), Nova Scotian merchant and politician
* Elisha DeWolf (1756–1837), Nova Scotian judge and politician
* Elisha DeWolf Jr. (1801–1850), Nova Scotian politician
* Harry DeWolf (1903–2000), Canadian Vice Admiral
* James De Wolf (1764–1837), United States Senator from Rhode Island
* James Madison DeWolf (1843–1876), American military officer
* James Ratchford DeWolf (1787–1855), Nova Scotian businessman and politician
* Jamie DeWolf (born 1979), American slam poet and spoken word comedian
* John DeWolf (1779–1872), American maritime fur trader and businessman
* Loran DeWolf (1754 – after 1818), Nova Scotian politician
* Nick DeWolf (1928–2006), co-founder of Teradyne
* Ronald DeWolf (1934–1991), L. Ron Hubbard's son
* Thomas Andrew Strange DeWolf (1795–1878), Nova Scotian businessman and politician
* Wallace Leroy DeWolf (1854–1930), American businessman and artist

### De Wolfe

* Billy De Wolfe (1907–1974), American character actor
* Elsie de Wolfe (1859–1950), American actress and interior decorator
* Margaret De Wolfe (1881–1956), English stage and film actress
* Meyer de Wolfe (1887–1964), Dutch-born composer and conductor, founder of De Wolfe Music
* Roland De Wolfe (born 1979), English poker player

### DeWolfe

* Barbara DeWolfe (1912–2008), American ornithologist
* Chris DeWolfe (born 1966), American entrepreneur
* James P. deWolfe (1896–1966), American Episcopal bishop

### De Wolff

* Arjen de Wolff (born 1969), Dutch politician and human rights activist
* Bernard de Wolff (born 1955), Dutch painter
* Charles de Wolff (1932–2011), Dutch organist and conductor
* Charles Esmond de Wolff (1893–1986), British Army officer
* Francis de Wolff (1913–1984), English character actor
* Leon de Wolff (1948–2014), Dutch journalist, media consultant and academic
* Riem de Wolff (1943-2017), Indo-Dutch pop musician, brother of Ruud
* Ruud de Wolff (1941–2000), Indo-Dutch pop musician, brother of Riem
* Salomon de Wolff (1878–1960), Dutch economist and politician

### De Wulf

* Frank De Wulf (born 1968), Belgian DJ
* Jimmy De Wulf (born 1980), Belgian footballer
* Maurice De Wulf (born 1980), Belgian philosopher

### Dewulf

* Bernard Dewulf (1960–2021), Belgian poet and journalist
* Filip Dewulf (born 1972), Belgian tennis player
* Jeroen Dewulf (born 1972), Belgian scholar
* Noureen Dewulf (born 1984), American actress

## Fictional characters

* Jean DeWolff, police detective in the Spider-Man comic books

## As a given or middle name

* Julia de Wolf Gibbs (1866–1952), American author and craftsman
* DeWolf Hopper (1858–1935), American actor, singer, comedian, and theatrical producer
* M. A. De Wolfe Howe (1864–1960), American editor and author.
* Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe (1808–1895), American Episcopal bishop
* Alice De Wolf Kellogg (1862–1900), American painter
* James De Wolf Perry (1871–1947) was an American Episcopal clergyman and prelate
* Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley (1870–1947), Canadian lawyer and Premier of New Brunswick
* Henry DeWolf Smyth (1898–1986), American physicist, diplomat, and bureaucrat
Andy DeWolfe farmer of small hay bales