Wardell Surname

52,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wardell Surname Definition:

= Wardle, q.v.

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Wardell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3661:67,5477,863
England2,0041:27,8033,765
Canada9401:39,1974,914
Australia8661:31,1734,146
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Scotland941:56,9564,742
Wales831:37,2843,678
Ireland441:107,0215,562
France221:3,019,215204,848
Israel181:475,42436,085
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2011:20,2962,882
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2321:40,7624,789

The alternate forms: Wärdell (49) are calculated separately.

Wardell (3,323) may also be a first name.

Wardell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Wardle, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wardle (watch hill), the name of places in Cheshire and Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the locality of Weardale in County Durham, which may also have developed to Warditt.

- Forebears.io

Wardell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wardell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Wärdell. For other potential spellings of Wardell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wardell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wardell is the 52,165th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 742,188 people. The last name Wardell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wardell reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wardell is also the 123,961st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,323 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,366 people, or 1 in 67,547. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Wardell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wardell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wardell surname rose 436 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 8,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 142 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wardell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wardell last name is chiefly Quaker (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wardell surname are 16.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Wardell earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning R 249,780 per year; in United States they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $44,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $50,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wärdell9549/
Warddell9321/
Wardiell9315/
Whardell9310/
Warrdell933/
Warduell931/
Wardel9274/
Bardell862,059/
Wordell86709/
Wardill86487/
Vardell86414/
Werdell8696/
Wördell861/
Wardl837/
Beardell8018/
Worddell801/
Bardel772,935/
Werdel77267/
Wordel7777/
Wardil7768/
Vardel777/
Wördel772/
Uardel771/
Bardill71786/
Verdell71565/
Bordell71225/
Vardill71114/
Huardel7157/
Värdell715/
Wordill714/
Wardlet712/
Barddel711/
Vardiel711/
Baurdel711/
Vardelt711/
Worrdll711/
Vordell710/
Verdiell67212/
Bardl6714/
Wordl679/

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