Wadkins Surname
Approximately 2,344 people bear this surname
Wadkins Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,256 | 1:160,664 | 16,363 |
| England | 67 | 1:831,613 | 44,286 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 49 | 1:497,457 | 27,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,750 | 1:13,392 | 1,717 |
Wadkins Demographics
Average Male Wadkins Height
178.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wadkins Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadkins Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wadkins occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wadkins click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadkins? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 181,558th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,109,021 people. The last name Wadkins is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Wadkins reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Wadkins is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,256 people, or 1 in 160,664. In The United States Wadkins is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Alabama, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Wadkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wadkins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wadkins Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wadkins are 21.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.3% being registered with the political party.
Wadkins earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.74% less than the national average, earning $37,652 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watdkins | 93 | 1 | / |
| Waadkins | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wadtkins | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wadkinss | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wadkns | 92 | 0 | / |
| Watkins | 86 | 221,655 | / |
| Wodkins | 86 | 24 | / |
| Badkins | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wedkins | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wadkens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Woodkins | 80 | 87 | / |
| Waitkins | 80 | 36 | / |
| Wattkins | 80 | 12 | / |
| Whatkins | 80 | 10 | / |
| Watkinns | 80 | 4 | / |
| Watkinss | 80 | 3 | / |
| Watkiens | 80 | 3 | / |
| Watckins | 80 | 3 | / |
| Watkkins | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wathkins | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weatkins | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wastkins | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watkinsj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waatkins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Watkns | 77 | 8 | / |
| D'Watkins | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wahatkins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bodkins | 71 | 694 | / |
| Batkins | 71 | 196 | / |
| Watkyns | 71 | 37 | / |
| Watkens | 71 | 5 | / |
| Watkims | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wotkins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wetkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wàtkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vodkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watcins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bodtkins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattcins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watquins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watchins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whatkens | 67 | 0 | / |
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Wadkins Reference & Research
Watkins FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wadkins
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis