Wadland Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wadland Surname Definition:

A corruption of Woodland.

Wadland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
England1381:403,75427,757
Canada651:566,85547,218
Australia571:473,60936,415
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wadland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Woodland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Wadlands were an ancient family of Bideford merchants of the 16th and 17th centuries. Mr. Thomas Wadland was six times mayor of.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bideford in the reigns of James I. and Charles I. Richard Wadland commanded one of the Bideford ships engaged in the Newfoundland trade in the reign of William III. (Wat.). This branch of the family, according to Watkins, became extinct a century ago. The name, however, still survives in Barnstaple and other places around.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wadland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wadland is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wadland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadland? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 684,148th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Wadland are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States Wadland is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 53 percent reside, Michigan, where 14 percent reside and New Hampshire, where 12 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.

Wadland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wadland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wadland last name rose 2,880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wadland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wadland last name are 30.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wadland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.45% more than the national average, earning $50,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $51,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waudland930/
Weadland930/
Waddland930/
Badland86277/
Wedland867/
Wodland861/
Woodland8011,310/
Weidland8012/
Baadland801/
Wedlandt801/
Woddland801/
Beadland800/
Weedland800/
Weudland800/
Weidlandt751/
Wehdlandt751/
Bodland714/
Badlond713/
Woodlond672/
Woodlend671/
Boydland671/
Weiddleandt670/
Veideland6317/

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