View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Waid Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Waid (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻋﻴﺪ, Hindi: वैद्, Oriya: ୱାଇଦ୍) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Waìd. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waid? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 84,933^rd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,282,116 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Waid reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 164,554^th most common first name at a global level It is held by 2,092 people.

The surname Waid is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,614 people, or 1 in 100,293. In The United States Waid is primarily found in: Alabama, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 10 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.

Waid Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Waid has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waid surname expanded 472 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 38 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waid Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Waid surname are 27.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waid earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $41,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $50,557 CAD per year.