Wadlow Surname

268,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wadlow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wadelief,' one of several personal names ending in -lie, dear; compare Spendlove, Leifchild, &c.

John Wadeinlove, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Wadeinlove, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Read More About This Surname

Wadlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9791:370,23432,841
England3481:160,10915,012
Canada431:856,87466,382
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
France161:4,151,420237,746
Wales111:281,32115,850
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:120,07611,454
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

Wadlow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wadelief,' one of several personal names ending in -lie, dear; compare Spendlove, Leifchild, &c.

John Wadeinlove, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Wadeinlove, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Agnes Wadyloue, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Wadyloef, 1379: ibid.

Adam Wadinlof, 1370: ibid.

1564. Thomas Wadloffe admitted to be a parchment-seller: Register of the University of Oxford.

1683-4. Francis Lund and Susanna Wadlow: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(English) belonging to Wadlow = Wada’s Hill or Tumulus [In a Latin charter of Csedwalla, king of Wessex, dated a.d. 680 (‘Cart. Sax’, no. 50), we find Uuadan hlœu, for Anglo-Saxon Wadan hlœw-Wadan- genit. of Wada (v. Wade2) + Old English hlœw, mound, etc.; and Wadelow occurs in a Charter-Roll, a.d. 1322-3, relating to Beds.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wadlow Last Name Facts

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

Wadlow is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wadlow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadlow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 268,888th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,022,430 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wadlow live; 62 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 979 people, or 1 in 370,234. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 31 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Wadlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wadlow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 694 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wadlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wadlow last name are 9.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wadlow earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.49% more than the national average, earning R 279,192 per year; in United States they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning $36,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadlowe923/
Weadlow921/
Waddlow920/
Wedlow83320/
Wodlow831/
Wadlaw831/
Woodlow7734/
Baidlow771/
Waidlaw771/
Weedlow770/
Beadlow770/
Wedlaw6768/
Badlov679/
Wadlaf671/
Bodlow670/
Woodlaw627/
Badloff621/
Baadlov621/
Beadlaw620/
Weidlova571/
Vaidlova571/
Vajdlova571/
Bodlov502/
Bodlaw501/
Vedlov501/

Search for Another Surname

Wadlow Reference & Research

Ward, Wardle, Warden FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Ward, Wardle, Warden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Wadlow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis