Wardrobe Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWardrobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 1:18,776 | 937 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 58 | 1:420,265 | 24,785 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 93 | 1:539,986 | 37,316 |
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.
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.
Wardrobe Demographics
Average Wardrobe Salary in
England
£27,403
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wardrob | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wardrope | 88 | 1,214 | / |
| Wardrabe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ward-Roby | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wardreope | 82 | 0 | / |
| Warddrope | 82 | 0 | / |
| Woordrobe | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wardrop | 80 | 3,904 | / |
| Wardrep | 80 | 70 | / |
| Ward-Roupe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wardroup | 75 | 77 | / |
| Wardrupe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wardropa | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wardroop | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bardrove | 75 | 0 | / |
| Warterbee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wardrip | 67 | 846 | / |
| Wardrup | 67 | 322 | / |
| Wardorp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wardrap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wardurp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ward-Rappe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wertrob | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wordrop | 67 | 0 | / |
| Warddrip | 63 | 36 | / |
| Wardrupp | 63 | 0 | / |
| Warterby | 63 | 0 | / |
| Warddrup | 63 | 0 | / |
| Waritaribi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Wartrip | 53 | 0 | / |
| Werderbaugh | 53 | 0 | / |
| Wordrup | 53 | 0 | / |
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