Wardle Surname
Approximately 18,357 people bear this surname
Wardle Surname Definition:
A surname recorded in Aberdeen. Of local origin, probably from Wartle in the parish of Lumphanan (in 1696, Warthill = Ward-hill). Lower has an English surname Wardle, from Wardle or Wardhill in Cheshire.
Wardle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10,248 | 1:5,437 | 760 |
| United States | 3,618 | 1:100,182 | 11,128 |
| Australia | 2,349 | 1:11,492 | 1,688 |
| Canada | 768 | 1:47,976 | 5,825 |
| South Africa | 494 | 1:109,671 | 13,198 |
| New Zealand | 258 | 1:17,552 | 3,085 |
| Scotland | 221 | 1:24,225 | 2,668 |
| Wales | 119 | 1:26,004 | 2,705 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| Northern Ireland | 34 | 1:54,266 | 4,423 |
| Mauritius | 33 | 1:39,194 | 7,252 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,785 | 1:4,214 | 626 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 356 | 1:141,064 | 13,285 |
Wardle (11) may also be a first name.
Wardle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname recorded in Aberdeen. Of local origin, probably from Wartle in the parish of Lumphanan (in 1696, Warthill = Ward-hill). Lower has an English surname Wardle, from Wardle or Wardhill in Cheshire.
(English) belonging to Wardle; or Dweller at the Ward- or Watch-Hill [v. under Ward, and+M.E. hull, Old English hyll,a hill] Both the Chesh. and Lanc. Wardle were formerly Wardhull.
&c. Wardle or Wardhall, a township in Cheshire. One Ric. de Wardle occurs in the H.R. of Lincolnshire.
A location name in Lancashire.
Wardle Demographics
Average Male Wardle Height
177.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wardle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wardle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wardle is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wardle? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 29,235th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 396,990 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Wardle live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 11 people.
The last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 10,248 people, or 1 in 5,437. In England it is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 8 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 7 percent are found. Not including England this last name exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Wardle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wardle has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wardle last name grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,016 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 884 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 744 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wardle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wardle surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wardle last name are 21.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.48% registered with the political party.
The amount Wardle earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.82% more than the national average, earning R 334,632 per year; in United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $54,855 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wardley | 92 | 1,851 | / |
| Wardles | 92 | 22 | / |
| Wardlet | 92 | 2 | / |
| Warrdle | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waardle | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wardele | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wardlie | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wardile | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wardler | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wardelle | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wardless | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bardle | 83 | 132 | / |
| Wardly | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wardla | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wordle | 83 | 2 | / |
| Werdle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wardiller | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wordley | 77 | 693 | / |
| Bardley | 77 | 173 | / |
| Vardile | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wardlay | 77 | 8 | / |
| Vardley | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vardele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wardeil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wordler | 77 | 0 | / |
| Barrdle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beardle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Werdlie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bardelle | 71 | 536 | / |
| Vardelle | 71 | 98 | / |
| Whordley | 71 | 65 | / |
| Beardley | 71 | 22 | / |
| Wardella | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bardille | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vardhele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beardlee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Worrdley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wordelle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wordly | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bardli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bordle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vardla | 67 | 1 | / |
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