Wadleigh Surname

270,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,443 people bear this surname

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

Wadleigh Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wadley,' a tithing in the parish of Great Farringdon, Berkshire Seemingly meaning 'the ford by the meadow'.

Hugh de Wadele, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1652. Baptised — Ann, d.

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Wadleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3861:261,51424,673
Canada471:783,94961,790
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Suriname11:552,6169,664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6101:82,3268,636

Wadleigh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wadley,' a tithing in the parish of Great Farringdon, Berkshire Seemingly meaning 'the ford by the meadow'.

Hugh de Wadele, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1652. Baptised — Ann, d. Thomas Wadly: Reg. Stourton, Wiltshire.

1776. Married — Lewis Price and Elizabeth Wadeley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Wadley = (prob.) Wada’s Lea [v. under Wade2, and + Old English leáh (Middle English ley, etc.] There is a Wadley in Berks, and a ‘Hugh de Wadele’ occurs in the Norfolk Hundred-Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wadley (Wada’s meadow), in Berkshire.

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

A hamlet near Farringdon, co. Berks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wadleigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wadleigh is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadleigh? popularity and diffusion

Wadleigh is the 270,292nd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,050,274 people. The last name Wadleigh is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wadleigh are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wadleigh is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,386 people, or 1 in 261,514. In The United States Wadleigh is most common in: California, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and New Hampshire, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Wadleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wadleigh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wadleigh last name expanded 227 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wadleigh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wadleigh surname are 5.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Wadleigh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $46,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.87% less than the national average, earning $43,291 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wadliegh885/
Wedleigh881/
Wadlig8619/
Woodleigh8282/
Wadlliegh820/
Weidleigh820/
Badligh802/
Wadlaugh750/
Wadlik712/
Badleg711/
Wadlek711/
Woodliegh710/
Uadlikh671/
Wadlick671/
Wadlake670/

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