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

The last name Waddell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 13,524^th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 176,450 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Waddell are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 334,590^th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 621 people.

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

Waddell Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Waddell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 424 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 385 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Waddell Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Waddell surname is principally Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Waddell last name are 15.19% more likely to be registered Republicans 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.