Wardroper Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wardroper Surname Definition:

= Wardrop(e, Wardrobe, (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

Wardroper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:763,26141,903
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wardroper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Wardrop(e, Wardrobe, (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The keeper of the wardrobe. (Old French garderole). "Wardroper, vestiarius." Prompt. Parv. A considerable office in royal and noble households. The H.R. form is Thom' de la Warderobe.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wardroper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wardroper is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wardroper? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,649,806th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. Wardroper occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Wardroper live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

Wardroper is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 763,261. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Sussex, where 22 percent are found, Shropshire, where 16 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 11 percent are found. Apart from England it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Wardroper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wardroper has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wardroper surname decreased 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wardroper Last Name Statistics demography

Wardroper earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $47,921 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wardropper95289/
Ward-Roper951/
Wardrope941,214/
Wardrper940/
Wardropep891/
Wardrpoer891/
Wardraper890/
Warddrope890/
Wardharper841/
Waredraper840/
Wardropa820/
Ward-Harper801/
Werderber5610/
Warterberry500/

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