Waddilove Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Waddilove Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wadelief,' one of several personal names ending in -lie, dear; compare Spendlove, Leifchild, &c.

John Wadeinlove, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Wadeinlove, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

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Waddilove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3881:143,60313,885
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Wales271:114,6128,773
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:126,29711,831
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waddilove (110) may also be a first name.

Waddilove Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wadelief,' one of several personal names ending in -lie, dear; compare Spendlove, Leifchild, &c.

John Wadeinlove, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Wadeinlove, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Agnes Wadyloue, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Wadyloef, 1379: ibid.

Adam Wadinlof, 1370: ibid.

1564. Thomas Wadloffe admitted to be a parchment-seller: Register of the University of Oxford.

1683-4. Francis Lund and Susanna Wadlow: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) for Wade-in-Love (a nickname) [Old English wadan, to go, advance, wade; lufu, love] Henry Wadeinlove.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Adam Wadinlof.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) for Wade-in-Love (a nickname) Henry Wadeinlove.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Adam Wadinlof.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The personal name written in Domesday Wadel and Wadhels, is also varied to Wadelo, which may be the source of this surname.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Waddilove Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waddilove is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Waddilove.

How Common Is The Last Name Waddilove? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 563,577th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,967,164 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Waddilove are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 895,203rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 110 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 143,603. In England Waddilove is most common in: Greater London, where 15 percent reside, Surrey, where 10 percent reside and Hampshire, where 8 percent reside. Other than England this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Waddilove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waddilove has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Waddilove last name grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 5,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waddilove Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waddilove last name are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waddilove earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.55% less than the national average, earning R 48,600 per year; in United States they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $42,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.88% less than the national average, earning $42,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waddelove8947/
Waddalove891/
Wadielove890/
Wadlove880/
Wadilovo820/
Wadilavo7148/
Wadelová7113/
Wodilová712/
Woodlove710/
Watlov6710/
Wodillová675/
Vadilovich631/
Vaidislaver601/
Vodilovich532/
Vaideslaver501/

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