Waddelow Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Waddelow Surname Definition:

From the Danish, Wadel; in the Domesday Book, Wadelo; a personal name.

Waddelow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
England581:960,65648,451
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Waddelow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Danish, Wadel; in the Domesday Book, Wadelo; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Waddelow Last Name Facts

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

Waddelow occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Waddelow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waddelow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,115,011th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname Waddelow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Waddelow are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 2,876,658. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 32 percent live, Indiana, where 12 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Waddelow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waddelow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 969 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waddelow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waddelow surname are 41.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waddelow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 154.81% more than the national average, earning R 605,532 per year; in United States they earn 22.01% more than the national average, earning $52,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.57% less than the national average, earning $40,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waddlow930/
Wadelow930/
Waedelow881/
Waddilow880/
Wadlow861,451/
Badelow8060/
Weadlow801/
Waidtlow7551/
Wadilowa754/
Waitelow751/
Wade-Law751/
Waedalow751/
Baudelow750/
Wedlow71320/
Watlow7133/
Widlow7110/
Wetlow712/
Wadlaw711/
Wadlew711/
Wodlow711/
Vadelov67383/
Badelov6742/
Woodlow6734/
Wawtlow676/
Waidlaw671/
Weddlew670/
Weedlow670/
Weitlow670/
Wet Louw631/
Wadislaw631/
Wojtalow631/
Witlow5767/
Watlaw571/
Witlouw5356/
Wittlow531/
Witelaw531/

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