Waddington Surname
Approximately 11,703 people bear this surname
Waddington Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Waddington,' a village and parish near Clitheroe, Yorkshire It is natural to find the name crossing the border into Lancashire. This surname has ramified very strongly in the Northern counties.
Read More About This SurnameWaddington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,924 | 1:9,405 | 1,380 |
| United States | 2,530 | 1:143,264 | 14,841 |
| Australia | 1,472 | 1:18,339 | 2,561 |
| Canada | 717 | 1:51,389 | 6,196 |
| New Zealand | 161 | 1:28,126 | 4,911 |
| South Africa | 128 | 1:423,263 | 36,588 |
| France | 123 | 1:540,022 | 73,838 |
| Wales | 121 | 1:25,575 | 2,657 |
| Scotland | 111 | 1:48,233 | 4,226 |
| Brazil | 93 | 1:2,301,875 | 71,238 |
| Chile | 77 | 1:228,785 | 7,030 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,830 | 1:5,047 | 762 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:83,183 | 4,503 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 374 | 1:134,275 | 12,787 |
Waddington (140) may also be a first name.
Waddington Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Waddington,' a village and parish near Clitheroe, Yorkshire It is natural to find the name crossing the border into Lancashire. This surname has ramified very strongly in the Northern counties.
Laurencius de Wadyngton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Wadyngton, 1379: ibid.
(English) belonging to Waddington (Yorks: 14th cent. Wadyngton; Lincs), Anglo-Saxon *Wadinga-tún = the Estate of the Wada Family [v. under Wade2, and + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, etc.]
(English) One who came from Waddington (homestead of Wada’s people), in Yorkshire, or from Waddington (wheat hill), in Surrey.
A parish in Lincolnshire, and a chapelry in Yorkshire.
A location name in Devon, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire.
The Waddingtons have their principal home in the West Riding, where there are a seat and a village of the name.
The Waddingtons, who are also established in Lancashire, have their principal home in the West Riding, where occur a village and a seat of the name. The Waddingtons of Doddington, Cambridgeshire, were an important family during last century, and the high sheriff of that county in 1732 belonged to that house (Watson's "Wisbech"); they probably took their name from Waddington, a parish in Lincolnshire.
Waddington Demographics
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Waddington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waddington Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waddington has its highest incidence in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waddington? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 44,371st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 622,708 people. The last name Waddington is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Waddington live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. Waddington is also the 781,395th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 140 people.
It is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 5,924 people, or 1 in 9,405. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside, Lancashire, where 16 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England it is found in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Waddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Waddington has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Waddington surname expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 676 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 247 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Waddington Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Waddington last name are 12.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Waddington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.53% more than the national average, earning R 257,904 per year; in United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning $51,412 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadington | 95 | 124 | / |
| Waddingtton | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wadddington | 95 | 1 | / |
| Weddington | 90 | 3,161 | / |
| Baddington | 90 | 26 | / |
| Waddyngton | 90 | 6 | / |
| Woddington | 90 | 1 | / |
| Weeddington | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wedington | 84 | 153 | / |
| Badington | 84 | 10 | / |
| Weddngton | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wodington | 84 | 0 | / |
| Boddington | 80 | 2,214 | / |
| Woodington | 80 | 1,148 | / |
| Voddington | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weedington | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bodington | 74 | 653 | / |
| Wetdingtan | 70 | 1 | / |
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