Wadsley Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Wadsley Surname Definition:

From Wadsley; a location name in Yorkshire.

Wadsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3701:150,58914,397
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Australia711:380,22131,281
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Gibraltar61:5,659991
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Wadsley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Wadsley; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

The Wadsleys may possess an ancestor in John Waddesley, a Boston householder in the reign of Mary I. (A.) Wadsley is the name of a district in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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

Wadsley Last Name Facts

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

Wadsley occurs most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadsley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 491,125th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. Wadsley occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Wadsley live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 150,589. In England it is most prevalent in: Nottinghamshire, where 29 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 13 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 12 percent reside. Barring England this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Wadsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wadsley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wadsley surname rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 603 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wadsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wadsley surname are 38.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.37% being registered with the political party.

Wadsley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $40,831 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasdsley930/
Wasley922,643/
Weasley86158/
Waisley8661/
Washley864/
Wedsley864/
Badsley862/
Wausley861/
Waysley861/
Wodsley861/
Wassley860/
Watsley860/
Wasle83158/
Wasly83154/
Beadsley8079/
Woodsley8040/
Whatsley8013/
Baidsley801/
Whaslley801/
Wauslley801/
Wheasley800/
Baudsley800/
Wadchley800/
Basley771,488/
Wosley77103/
Waxley7771/
Washle7750/
Vasley7731/
Waslie7722/
Wassle7717/
Waslee779/
Wassly773/
Weasle773/
Waisle771/
Wajley771/
Wasliy771/
Wausle771/
Badsly770/
Wausly770/
Beatdsley752/
Beasley7177,868/
Woosley715,479/
Baisley712,023/
Veasley711,326/
Bausley71367/
Wassler71301/
Weasler71127/
Washler71121/
Waselle7175/
Bashley7161/
Waisler7136/
Wajsler7110/
Wasliya719/
Waschle719/
Weisley716/
Wajszle715/
Waslleh714/
Bassley713/
Woodsly713/
Waishly712/
Weaxley711/
Wasless711/
Wassles711/
Whacley711/
Vaisley711/
Baysley711/
Waslyah711/
Washlie711/
Wasleed711/
Wasller711/
Wadclay711/
Waslett710/
Wousley710/
Baslley710/
Batsley710/
Wahsles710/
Baasley710/
Wachley710/
Washles710/
Huasley710/
Whasler710/
Wetsley710/
Baudsly710/
Wasli672,082/
Basle671,133/
Vasle67398/
Wasliyah67164/
Wheasler6752/
Wasla6734/
Wasillie675/
Hwaisleh675/
Vaishley674/
Vasly674/
Wacle673/
Beaslley672/
Beaszley672/
Wazle672/
Waissler672/
Waysller672/
Wosle671/
Wooslley671/
Waxle671/
Wattslay671/
Veasleey671/
Vaselley671/
Wajly671/
Wattsler671/
Wadjelle671/
Wasliyat671/
Wosly671/
Whotsley670/
Baushley670/
Woodsler670/
Battsley670/
Washller670/
Woodzley670/
Beadslee670/

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