Wadkins Surname

181,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wadkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2561:160,66416,363
England671:831,61344,286
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7501:13,3921,717

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.

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Wadkins 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
  • 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
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