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

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

Vawdry Last Name Facts

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

Vawdry occurs in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vawdry.

How Common Is The Last Name Vawdry? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Vawdry is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Vawdry are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Vawdry is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,528,323. Beside New Zealand this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vawdrey92382/
Vauwdrey861/
Fawdry83414/
Bawdry831/
Fawdrey77109/
Fawdray7715/
Beawdry770/
Bowdry67747/
Wawdra674/
Bowdrey62175/
Fowdrey6226/
Beavdry621/
Fowdray620/
Bawdrip620/
Bovdrych5737/
Bowdre50496/
Babdri504/
Bowdré501/

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