Waldie Surname
Approximately 2,852 people bear this surname
Waldie Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Waldeve.' No doubt an abbreviation, or nick, of Waldeve or Waltheof, an early English personal name. This was early corrupted to Waldew, and the present forms were inevitable.
Read More About This SurnameWaldie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,240 | 1:292,306 | 27,100 |
| Canada | 715 | 1:51,532 | 6,210 |
| England | 324 | 1:171,969 | 15,774 |
| Australia | 260 | 1:103,830 | 11,687 |
| Scotland | 189 | 1:28,327 | 2,987 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 463 | 1:8,085 | 1,100 |
| England | 179 | 1:136,175 | 12,443 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 129 | 1:389,292 | 29,048 |
Waldie (283) may also be a first name.
Waldie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Waldeve.' No doubt an abbreviation, or nick, of Waldeve or Waltheof, an early English personal name. This was early corrupted to Waldew, and the present forms were inevitable. The name was common (I have many more instances) and must have left descendants. As Waltho or Waldie the name crept northwards into Roxburghshire, and there the surname has flourished for centuries.
Waldief de Haulton, 7 Henry II: Pipe Roll.
Willelmus fil. Waldief, 7 Henry II: ibid.
Waldeve fil. Gamel. temp. Henry II: History Westm. and Cumb.
Waldeof, or Waltheof, or Waldew, fil. Gospatric: Estates and Families of Cumberland, Cumberland, v. Index.
Waldeof. Fil. Dolphin. Henry II: ibid.
Waldeof de Langthwait, Henry II: ibid.
Almost all the instances are confined to North England.
Waldive Lagoe, 1661, Manchester: Exchequer Depositions, Lancashire.
Wilthew, a surname found in Newcastle and the neighbourhood, must be looked upon as an unquestionable descendant of some Walthew or Waldew.
Adam Walthawe, spiar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Abbreviated forms of Waldeve, which see. Families of this name have been long resident in Roxburghshire, particularly around Kelso. The name occurs in the chartulary of the abbey as Waitho, Watho, and Waitho (Anderson, Scot. Nat.). Sir James Waudy or Waldy was presbyter of Gilstoun and master of Trinity Hospital, Edinburgh, 1526—31 (Soltre, p. 203,213). The name early traveled north, as Ad. Waldi was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1400, Thomas Waldy, son of John Waldy, in 1439, and Walter Vaudy in 1547 (NSCM., I, p. I, 5, 60). Duncan Waudy contributed to church repairs there in 1508 (CRA., p. 79). Walldie 1773. See also Waddie.
= Wald (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -ie.
This family, long settled near Kelso, co. Roxburgh, have at different times written themselves Waitho, Watho, Waltho, and Waldie. The etymology is unknown. Mr. Ferguson makes it the same as the Scandinavian name Valdi.
Waldie Demographics
Average Male Waldie Height
177.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Waldie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waldie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waldie is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waldie? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 154,005th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,555,241 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Waldie live; 69 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 526,385th most common first name on earth, held by 283 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,240 people, or 1 in 292,306. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Michigan, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.
Waldie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Waldie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 961 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Waldie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Waldie surname are 18.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.19% being registered with the political party.
The amount Waldie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.04% less than the national average, earning R 83,088 per year; in United States they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $45,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $54,034 CAD per year.
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