Wardrobe Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Wardrobe Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Keeper of the Wardrobe or Dress- Chamber [Middle English ward(e)robe, Old French warderobe (French garderobe); from Old French warder, to guard (v. under Ward), and robe, O.H.Ger. roup, raup, booty] Thomas de la Wardrobe.

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Wardrobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:506,52832,143
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines61:18,776937
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Wardrobe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Keeper of the Wardrobe or Dress- Chamber [Middle English ward(e)robe, Old French warderobe (French garderobe); from Old French warder, to guard (v. under Ward), and robe, O.H.Ger. roup, raup, booty] Thomas de la Wardrobe.—Plac. de Quo Warr.

Adam de la Garderobe.—Cal. Inq. P.M.

Wymond of the Wardrop is my richt name.—Taill of Rauf Coilyear, 221.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Wardrop, Wardroper, the keeper of the wardrobe, an important office in royal and noble house-holds. Thom' de la Warderobe occurs in H.R. See Lower.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wardrobe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wardrobe is found most frequently in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wardrobe.

How Common Is The Last Name Wardrobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wardrobe is the 1,434,893rd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Wardrobe reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Wardrobe is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 506,528. In England it is primarily found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 40 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 25 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 11 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent reside and The Isle of Man, where 7 percent reside.

Wardrobe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wardrobe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wardrobe surname grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wardrobe Last Name Statistics demography

Wardrobe earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning $44,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wardrob930/
Wardrope881,214/
Wardrabe881/
Ward-Roby821/
Wardreope820/
Warddrope820/
Woordrobe820/
Wardrop803,904/
Wardrep8070/
Ward-Roupe781/
Wardroup7577/
Wardrupe751/
Wardropa750/
Wardroop750/
Bardrove750/
Warterbee710/
Wardrip67846/
Wardrup67322/
Wardorp675/
Wardrap672/
Wardurp671/
Ward-Rappe671/
Wertrob670/
Wordrop670/
Warddrip6336/
Wardrupp630/
Warterby630/
Warddrup630/
Waritaribi561/
Wartrip530/
Werderbaugh530/
Wordrup530/

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