Waldron Surname

13,774th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Waldron Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Waleran'. The 'd' is intrusive. For other forms, v. Walrand. The name seems to have been fairly popular in the hereditary surname period.

Walarinus de Cartone, 1273.

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Waldron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,8581:15,1921,921
England6,9421:8,0261,183
Australia3,2951:8,1931,215
Ireland1,4681:3,208582
Canada1,0641:34,6294,440
Trinidad and Tobago7021:1,943329
New Zealand5231:8,6581,495
Guyana4771:1,598280
Jamaica2891:9,9311,067
Wales2871:10,7821,205
Barbados2741:1,049250
Scotland1991:26,9042,887
Panama1791:21,8561,418
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
France991:670,93786,003
Colombia671:713,0468,060
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines351:3,219487
Bermuda341:1,920321
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Antigua and Barbuda321:3,099465
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
Grenada301:3,618524
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Guernsey221:2,929767
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Chile181:978,69319,774
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Norway151:342,81932,589
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Guam81:20,0153,029
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Dominica51:15,178463
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
China41:341,830,39216,990
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,3631:3,250597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5591:9,5251,430
Wales441:35,6461,944
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Jersey111:4,717830
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7141:10,6531,399

Waldron (418) may also be a first name.

Waldron Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Waleran'. The 'd' is intrusive. For other forms, v. Walrand. The name seems to have been fairly popular in the hereditary surname period.

Walarinus de Cartone, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1522. John Walronde or Walderon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1600. John Walrond, Devon: ibid.

1603. Francis Waldron, Somerset: ibid.

1730. Baptised — Sarah, d. William Waldron: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic)theO. Teutonic Wald(h)ram, l Wald(h)ramn, Walderan(n, &c. = Mighty Raven [see under Wald, and + O.Teut, hram(n, ram(n, raven: see Raven]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

As Mac Bhaildrin, Waldron is a branch of the Costello family in Connacht; as Mac Bhalronta it is a Gaelic patronymic assumed by the Wellesley family, q.v. MIF 238

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Waldron (house in a wood), in Sussex.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. A parish in Sussex. 2. The personal name Waleran, common in Norman times.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wald, Saxon, a wood.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Sussex. Or from the Dutch, Woelderen; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Waldron, a name also established in Wiltshire and Worcestershire, was a well - known name in Winchester last century; ten mayors of that city between 1727 and 1754 bore the name (Milner's "Winchester").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Waldron Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Waldron Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Waldron is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldron? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,774th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 179,957 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Waldron live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Waldron is also the 420,385th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 418 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 23,858 people, or 1 in 15,192. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Waldron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waldron has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 506 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 271 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 108 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 652 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,421 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waldron Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Waldron last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States Waldron are 13.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waldron earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.57% more than the national average, earning 476,104 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.31% more than the national average, earning R 373,836 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.43% less than the national average, earning $20,107,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $51,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wauldron9377/
Waldrond9340/
Wualdron933/
Wasldron931/
Waldroon931/
Walddron931/
Walldron931/
Waldrone931/
Waldroun930/
Waldronn930/
Whaldron930/
Waldrom86200/
Valdron86172/
Waldran8658/
Woldron8648/
Waldrun867/
Baldron863/
Waldrune800/
Baldroin800/
Walldran800/
Waldrunn800/
Waldram71914/
Waldrum71710/
Baldran71170/
Boldron71107/
Valdrun716/
Voldron711/
Woldran711/
Bouldron6721/
Woldrand670/
Wohldrann631/
Boldran571/
Boldrun570/
Woldram570/
Bouldran531/

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Waldron Reference & Research

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