The surname Wolfgramm was well-known in the Middle Ages as the name of Saint Wulfram Archbishop of Sens in France and missionary in Frisia in the 7th century. The name itself is derived from the Old German masculine personal name Wolfhraban, which stems from the Old High German word "wolf" meaning "wolf" and the Old High German word "hraban" meaning "raven." These two figures, the wolf and the raven, both played important roles in Germanic mythology, and so contributed to the popularity and meaning of the name. The surname Wolfgramm was adopted probably as a patronym, that is, a name derived from the personal name of the father of the original bearer. The personal name Wolfram, is still in use today in German speaking countries, for example Wolfram Fiedler, who won two Olympic bronze medals for East Germany in luge, and Wolfram Waibel, who won an Olympic bronze medal for Switzerland in shooting in 1996. Interesting to note, "Wolfram" is also the German name for the chemical element tungsten.
Spelling variations include: Wolfram, Wolfrum, Wolfrom, Wohlfromm, Wolfgram and many more.
First found in Bavaria, where it was the name of the Bavarian knight and great German epic poet, Wolfram von Eschenbach (ca.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Adam Wolfram, Philipp Wolfram, August Wolfram, and Theodor Wolfram, who settled in North America after having served with the British as mercenary soldiers during the American Revolution. August Wolfram arrived in New York in 1837.