Wardle Surname

29,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England10,2481:5,437760
United States3,6181:100,18211,128
Australia2,3491:11,4921,688
Canada7681:47,9765,825
South Africa4941:109,67113,198
New Zealand2581:17,5523,085
Scotland2211:24,2252,668
Wales1191:26,0042,705
Spain491:954,12336,393
Northern Ireland341:54,2664,423
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
France161:4,151,420237,746
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
China81:170,915,1968,932
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,7851:4,214626
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Wales161:98,0264,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3561:141,06413,285

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

&c. Wardle or Wardhall, a township in Cheshire. One Ric. de Wardle occurs in the H.R. of Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wardley921,851/
Wardles9222/
Wardlet922/
Warrdle921/
Waardle921/
Wardele921/
Wardlie920/
Wardile920/
Wardler920/
Wardelle8611/
Wardless862/
Bardle83132/
Wardly8318/
Wardla8314/
Wordle832/
Werdle831/
Wardiller801/
Wordley77693/
Bardley77173/
Vardile779/
Wardlay778/
Vardley773/
Vardele771/
Wardeil771/
Wordler770/
Barrdle770/
Beardle770/
Werdlie770/
Bardelle71536/
Vardelle7198/
Whordley7165/
Beardley7122/
Wardella713/
Bardille711/
Vardhele711/
Beardlee711/
Worrdley710/
Wordelle710/
Wordly6720/
Bardli674/
Bordle672/
Vardla671/

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