Wardwell Surname

187,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Wardwell Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Wordwell (winding brook), in Suffolk.

Wardwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2281:162,68416,558
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9881:50,8295,760

Wardwell (19) may also be a first name.

Wardwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Wordwell (winding brook), in Suffolk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wardwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wardwell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wardwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 187,069th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,221,727 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wardwell live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,228 people, or 1 in 162,684. In The United States Wardwell is primarily concentrated in: Maine, where 14 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Wardwell occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Mali, where 0 percent live.

Wardwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wardwell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wardwell last name expanded 226 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wardwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wardwell are 3.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.51% being registered with the party.

The amount Wardwell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.71% more than the national average, earning $44,751 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.09% less than the national average, earning $46,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wardwel932/
Vardwell881/
Werdwell881/
Warduell881/
Wardwill880/
Wartwell880/
Wordwell880/
Beardwell82316/
Woordwell820/
Bardwel803/
Bardwll801/
Wardhuel753/
Bardweel751/
Wordwill750/
Bourdwell710/
Worthwell710/
Bardwil67116/
Bordwel670/
Bortwell630/
Barduil5358/
Bartuel532/

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