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
Wardle is most common in England. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wardle? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wardle is the 29,235th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 396,990 people. The last name Wardle is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Wardle are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. Wardle is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 10,248 people, or 1 in 5,437. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 10 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 8 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Wardle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wardle has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wardle surname rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,016 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 884 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 744 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wardle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wardle surname are 21.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.48% registered to vote for 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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