Wadley Surname

69,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Wadley 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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Wadley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1871:69,8788,118
England9171:60,7617,181
Australia6391:42,2475,396
Wales1351:22,9222,433
Canada1031:357,72432,292
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5581:43,6835,455
Wales221:71,2923,399
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6541:76,7878,161

Wadley (440) may also be a first name.

Wadley 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

A location name in Berkshire, Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wadley Last Name Facts

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

Wadley (Arabic: ادلي) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 69,458th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,021,666 people. The surname Wadley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Wadley live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 408,694th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 440 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,187 people, or 1 in 69,878. In The United States Wadley is most common in: Georgia, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Wadley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wadley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wadley last name grew 793 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 614 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wadley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wadley surname are 16.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.17% registered with the party.

The amount Wadley earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning R 274,668 per year; in United States they earn 10.13% less than the national average, earning $38,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning $47,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waidley92127/
Weadley9283/
Waddley9235/
Whadley924/
Waudley921/
Wadleyy921/
Wadle911,921/
Wadly9110/
Wheadley860/
Waddle836,869/
Badley835,809/
Wedley83261/
Wodley8319/
Weadle8315/
Waadle838/
Wadlya835/
Wadlay832/
Wadlie831/
Wasdle831/
Whadle831/
Vadley831/
Watdle831/
Waedle831/
Waudly830/
Waddly830/
Wadlly830/
Waidle830/
Weadly830/
Wadlez830/
Waudle830/
Wadlle830/
Wadleh830/
Woodley7719,627/
Waidele77704/
Baddley77411/
Waidler77173/
Weidley7793/
Wadelle7758/
Beadley7722/
Wajdler776/
Wadlowe773/
Vadleyi773/
Weddley772/
Waddlle771/
Waddlei771/
Woddley771/
Baadley771/
Wedlley771/
Baudley771/
Waydele771/
Waddlee771/
Wadille771/
Weedley771/
Badlley771/
Hwadlee771/
Woudley770/
Wasdles770/
Whedley770/
Waidlle770/
Waddlep770/
Weadler770/
Vadle73456/
Badle73421/
Wadla7352/
Wadli7342/
Wedle7336/
Vadly7320/
Wedly7319/
Wadlé732/
Wodle731/
Wodly731/
Wajdlejt7137/
Wadleich717/
Wadliyah715/
Waddelle713/
Woodlley713/
Wadleith711/
Vadleych711/
Waddille710/
Beadle6712,474/
Weddle678,908/
Bodley672,609/
Weidle671,543/
Woodle671,203/
Weedle6778/
Wadlau6746/
Vadler6733/
Wodlei6727/
Badlei6724/
Wodlej6715/
Vajdle6712/
Woudle679/
Wodler677/
Vadles676/
Vadlie676/
Waddla675/
Vadlya675/
Badlay673/
Baddle673/
Vaudle673/
Vadlee673/
Badlee673/
Wadhla672/
Vedley672/
Vadlle672/
Woodley's672/
Woddle672/
Badhle672/
Badliy672/
Baudle671/
Baidle671/
Wadelloyd671/
Wedlay671/
Vaddle671/
Vadhle671/
Vadhly671/
Vadlez671/
Wadlat671/
Baddelley670/
Waidleich670/
Wadlia670/
Weidly670/
Uedley670/
Baudly670/
Wadlip670/
Whedly670/
Wuidle670/
Vodley670/

Wadley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadley in the Arabic language
ادليadly-

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