Waudby Surname

265,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Waudby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waudby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0051:55,4416,733
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Canada441:837,40065,151
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Wales211:147,35910,403
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:112,32910,956
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Waudby Last Name Facts

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

Waudby occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waudby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 265,540th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,947,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Waudby live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Waudby is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,005 people, or 1 in 55,441. In England it is most numerous in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 41 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Waudby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waudby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Waudby last name grew 463 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 13,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waudby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Waudby last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Waudby surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waudby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.92% more than the national average, earning R 377,652 per year; in United States they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $45,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% less than the national average, earning $45,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadby9119/
Woudby831/
Budby73141/
Badby73137/
Wadba7328/
Vadby735/
Wodby734/
Woodby671,410/
Badboy6776/
Waudui6728/
Wadwey6721/
Wadway6719/
Weidby6713/
Badbay6711/
Woudbi679/
Badbuy671/
Budbay671/
Weudbe671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waudby
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