Wadling Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wadling Surname Definition:

A corruption of Woodland.

Wadling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
Australia401:674,89346,030
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wadling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Woodland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From some local name ending in ing, a meadow.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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

Wadling Last Name Facts

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

Wadling occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wadling.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadling? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wadling is the 1,765,740th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Wadling live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England Wadling is most prevalent in: Devon, where 65 percent reside, Cornwall, where 15 percent reside and Essex, where 13 percent reside. Other than England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 37 percent reside and Sweden, where 16 percent reside.

Wadling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wadling has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waddling9325/
Waudling930/
Wadlin92115/
Wodling86147/
Vadling8629/
Wedling8610/
Woodling801,071/
Weidling80893/
Beadling80752/
Weedling8062/
Weydling8016/
Waydelin803/
Weddling801/
Vajdling801/
Weudling800/
Vadlin7725/
Wodlin7713/
Badlin7713/
Wadlyn772/
Wadlen771/
Weideling7541/
Weijdling7512/
Woodlings752/
Wheedling750/
Bodling71155/
Woodlin71155/
Weidlin7123/
Waddeln712/
Vaudlin711/
Badlink710/
Beadlin710/
Weidlingová675/
Woodlind672/
Beaudlin672/
Woodlink672/
Vájdling671/
Woodlina671/
Badln671/
Weidelin670/
Woodlien670/

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