Waldrop Surname

34,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Waldrop Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waldrop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,7961:24,4973,087
Venezuela3141:96,1913,588
Trinidad and Tobago461:29,6523,073
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Norway151:342,81932,589
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1071:45,3655,249

Waldrop (22) may also be a first name.

Waldrop Last Name Facts

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

Waldrop is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldrop? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,745th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 477,747 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Waldrop are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Waldrop is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 14,796 people, or 1 in 24,497. In The United States Waldrop is most frequent in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Alabama, where 13 percent reside and Georgia, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States Waldrop exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 2 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 0 percent reside.

Waldrop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waldrop has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,337 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waldrop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waldrop last name are 26.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waldrop earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning 372,464 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $41,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $52,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldroup931,544/
Waldroop93583/
Waldropt93152/
Waldropp9375/
Waldroph9347/
Walldrop9317/
Waldrope9316/
Wualdrop9314/
Waldrops939/
Walddrop931/
Waldropf931/
Waldroupe8892/
Waldrouph880/
Walldroop880/
Waldroops880/
Wauldroup880/
Woldrop868/
Waldrap866/
Waldrob862/
Woldroup802/
Walldrap802/
Waldraup800/
Waldrapp800/
Waldraupe750/
Waldrab7160/
Uoldrop711/
Baldrov711/

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Waldrop Reference & Research

Waldrop/Wardrip FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Waldrop
  • 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