Wadkin Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Wadkin Surname Definition:
1 = Wade2 (q.v.) + the English (double) diminutive suff. -kin [O.L.Teut. -k-in] 2 for Watkin, q.v.
Wadkin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 304 | 1:183,283 | 16,451 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 175 | 1:139,288 | 12,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:332,574 | 25,759 |
Wadkin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1 = Wade2 (q.v.) + the English (double) diminutive suff. -kin [O.L.Teut. -k-in] 2 for Watkin, q.v.
Wadkin Demographics
Average Wadkin Salary in
United States
$18,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wadkin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadkin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wadkin occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadkin? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 847,909th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Wadkin live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 183,283. In England Wadkin is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 18 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent live and Merseyside, where 14 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Wales, where 2 percent live.
Wadkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wadkin has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wadkin last name expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wadkin Last Name Statistics demography
Wadkin earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadkien | 92 | 16 | / |
| Wadking | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wadkion | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waddking | 86 | 1 | / |
| Watkin | 83 | 6,224 | / |
| Wodkin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wadken | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vadkin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wedkin | 83 | 0 | / |
| Watkisn | 77 | 8 | / |
| Watkind | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wattkin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Watkinn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vadkina | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watkion | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woodkin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wastkin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Badkn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wattking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vodkin | 67 | 510 | / |
| Vatkin | 67 | 200 | / |
| Wetkin | 67 | 39 | / |
| Vedkin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Watken | 67 | 2 | / |
| Watcin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Badkyn | 67 | 1 | / |
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Wadkin Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wadkin
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