Wardley Surname

220,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wardley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wardley; or Dweller at the Ward- or Watch-Lea [v. under Ward, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a meadow]

Wardley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0461:53,2686,511
United States2841:1,276,26489,780
Australia1891:142,83415,308
Canada1381:266,99725,150
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Wales131:238,04114,239
Austria101:851,54467,454
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7451:32,7194,340
Guernsey81:4,082713
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Wardley (35) may also be a first name.

Wardley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wardley; or Dweller at the Ward- or Watch-Lea [v. under Ward, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Rutland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Rutland Or Weardley, Yorkshire.

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

Wardley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wardley is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wardley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,647th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,937,086 people. The last name Wardley occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Wardley are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 35 people.

The last name Wardley is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 53,268. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent reside, Suffolk, where 12 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Wardley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wardley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wardley last name expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wardley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wardley surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Wardley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.49% more than the national average, earning R 324,360 per year; in United States they earn 21.04% more than the national average, earning $52,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning $50,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wardle9218,357/
Wardly9218/
Wordley86693/
Bardley86173/
Wardles8622/
Wardlay868/
Vardley863/
Wardlet862/
Warrdle861/
Waardle861/
Wardler860/
Wardlie860/
Whordley8065/
Beardley8022/
Wardelle8011/
Wardloya803/
Wardless802/
Wardlowe801/
Worrdley800/
Bardle77132/
Wordly7720/
Wardla7714/
Wordle772/
Werdle771/
Wardiller751/
Bordley71845/
Weirdly711/
Bardlay711/
Barrdle710/
Wordler710/
Beardle710/
Werdlie710/
Worrdly710/
Beardly710/
Whordly710/
Bardelle67536/
Vardelle6798/
Vardelly6722/
Wardella673/
Werdelly671/
Bardille671/
Beardlee671/
Bourdley670/
Wordelle670/

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