Vawdry Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Vawdry Surname Definition:

Vawdry: is from a place of that name in Calvados.

Vawdry Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Vawdry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Vawdry: is from a place of that name in Calvados.

— Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Vaudrai: Vaudrai, who had lands in that county in the latter part of the 12th century (Vaudrai or Vaudrey is a place in Prance). The name is not now frequent enough in Cheshire to be placed in my list.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Vawdry Last Name Facts

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

Vawdry is found most in New Zealand. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vawdry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Vawdry reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,528,323. Aside from New Zealand this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vawdrey92382/
Vauwdrey861/
Fawdry83414/
Bawdry831/
Fawdrey77109/
Fawdray7715/
Beawdry770/
Bowdry67747/
Wawdra674/
Bowdrey62175/
Fowdrey6226/
Beavdry621/
Fowdray620/
Bawdrip620/
Bovdrych5737/
Bowdre50496/
Babdri504/
Bowdré501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vawdry
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