Waddle Surname

71,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Waddle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Odell,' a parish in Bedfordshire. For proof, v. Odell. Waddle is a natural variant, but seems confined to America.

Robert de Wadhulle, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1658.

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Waddle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5171:65,6997,666
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
England3881:143,60313,885
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Australia751:359,94330,133
Guyana701:10,8891,593
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
France41:16,605,680368,153
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2531:96,3459,841
Scotland1021:36,6982,892
Wales81:196,0527,186
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3721:21,1712,663

Waddle (33) may also be a first name.

Waddle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Odell,' a parish in Bedfordshire. For proof, v. Odell. Waddle is a natural variant, but seems confined to America.

Robert de Wadhulle, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1658. Married — John Waddell and Mary Saint: Reg. Canterbury Cathedral.

1706. Married — William Waddell and Alice Ball: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1764. — Adam Waddell and Helen Elliot: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 Dweller at Wada’s Hill [Middle English Wadhull(e, Anglo-Saxon *Wad- anhyll —Wadan- genit. of Wada: v. under Wade2] Robert de Wadhulle.—Hund. Rolls (Beds).

2 the Domesday Wadel, Anglo-Saxon Wædel [v. under Wade2, and + the Englishdim. suff. -el] 3 a nickname for one who waddles [English waddle, freq. of wade, Old English wadan, to go]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

: v. Waddell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, English) Dweller in the valley where woad grew; one who came from the parish of Waddel (valley where woad grows), in Midlothian; one who came from Wadley (Wada’s wood or meadow), in Berkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The same as Waddell, a corruption of Wardell, Wardill, Wardle; from Wardle or Wardhall co. Chester; or Wuerdale (Weardale) co. Lancaster.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Waddle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waddle (Arabic: آدل) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waddle? popularity and diffusion

Waddle is the 71,829th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,060,933 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Waddle live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 33 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,517 people, or 1 in 65,699. In The United States Waddle is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and Kentucky, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 8 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Waddle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waddle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waddle last name expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waddle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States Waddle are 18.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.71% registered with the party.

The amount Waddle earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.45% less than the national average, earning $39,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning $47,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waddley9235/
Waddele923/
Waddlle921/
Waddlei921/
Waddlee921/
Waddile920/
Waddlep920/
Wadle911,921/
Waddelle863/
Waddille860/
Weddle838,908/
Wadley837,133/
Wadile83885/
Wadele8327/
Weadle8315/
Waadle838/
Waddla835/
Baddle833/
Woddle832/
Wadlie831/
Wasdle831/
Whadle831/
Vaddle831/
Watdle831/
Waedle831/
Waddly830/
Waidle830/
Wadlez830/
Waudle830/
Wadlle830/
Wadleh830/
Waidele77704/
Baddley77411/
Waidler77173/
Waidley77127/
Weadley7783/
Waddail7764/
Wadelle7758/
Wajdler776/
Whadley774/
Waddhel773/
Wadhile772/
Weddley772/
Waudley771/
Woddley771/
Vaddele771/
Waydele771/
Wadille771/
Hwadlee771/
Beaddle770/
Wooddle770/
Wasdles770/
Wadaile770/
Waidlle770/
Weadler770/
Vadle73456/
Badle73421/
Wadla7352/
Wadli7342/
Wedle7336/
Wadly7310/
Wadlé732/
Wodle731/
Wajdlejt7137/
Wajdaile7112/
Wadleich717/
Vaddelle713/
Wadleith711/
Waidhile711/
Wheadley710/
Beadle6712,474/
Badley675,809/
Vadile675,675/
Weidle671,543/
Woodle671,203/
Wedley67261/
Vaddla67253/
Wadhel67109/
Wadhil6782/
Weedle6778/
Wodele6773/
Vadler6733/
Boddle6730/
Wodlei6727/
Badlei6724/
Wodley6719/
Wodlej6715/
Vajdle6712/
Vadele6710/
Woudle679/
Wodler677/
Vadles676/
Vadlie676/
Wadlya675/
Vaudle673/
Vaddli673/
Vadlee673/
Badlee673/
Wadhla672/
Vadlle672/
Wadlay672/
Baddli672/
Badhle672/
Uadile672/
Baudle671/
Baidle671/
Vadhle671/
Vadley671/
Vadlez671/
Wodile671/
Waudly670/
Baddelley670/
Wadlly670/
Weadly670/
Weddli670/
Waidleich670/
Wadlia670/
Wadlip670/
Wuidle670/

Waddle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waddle in the Arabic language
آدلadl-
وادلwadl-
ادلadl-

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Waddle Reference & Research

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