Wardwell Surname
Approximately 2,262 people bear this surname
Wardwell Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Wordwell (winding brook), in Suffolk.
Wardwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,228 | 1:162,684 | 16,558 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 988 | 1:50,829 | 5,760 |
Wardwell (19) may also be a first name.
Wardwell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Wordwell (winding brook), in Suffolk.
Wardwell Demographics
Average Wardwell Salary in
United States
$44,751 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wardwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wardwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wardwell is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wardwell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 187,069th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,221,727 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wardwell reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wardwell is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,228 people, or 1 in 162,684. In The United States Wardwell is mostly concentrated in: Maine, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Mali, where 0 percent reside.
Wardwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wardwell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wardwell last name increased 226 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wardwell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wardwell are 3.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.51% registered with the party.
The amount Wardwell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.71% more than the national average, earning $44,751 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.09% less than the national average, earning $46,656 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wardwel | 93 | 2 | / |
| Vardwell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Werdwell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Warduell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wardwill | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wartwell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wordwell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Beardwell | 82 | 316 | / |
| Woordwell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bardwel | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bardwll | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wardhuel | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bardweel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wordwill | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bourdwell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Worthwell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bardwil | 67 | 116 | / |
| Bordwel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bortwell | 63 | 0 | / |
| Barduil | 53 | 58 | / |
| Bartuel | 53 | 2 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wardwell
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