Where Does The Last Name Waddell Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Waddell occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waddell? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Waddell is the 13,524^th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 176,450 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Waddell reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Waddell is also the 334,590^th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 621 people.

Waddell is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 28,904 people, or 1 in 12,540. In The United States Waddell is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 9 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Waddell Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Waddell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waddell surname increased 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 424 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 385 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Waddell Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Waddell last name are 15.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Waddell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.35% more than the national average, earning R 352,536 per year; in United States they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning $41,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $53,975 CAD per year.