Wilday Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wilday Surname Definition:

(English) 1 = Wild(e1 (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. ~(e)y.

2 Dweller at the Wild or Uncultivated Hay or Enclosure [Old English wilde + haga]

Wilday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
England1731:322,07023,948
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Wales81:386,81619,671
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Wilday (10) may also be a first name.

Wilday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 = Wild(e1 (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. ~(e)y.

2 Dweller at the Wild or Uncultivated Hay or Enclosure [Old English wilde + haga]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wilday Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilday is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilday? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 616,129th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Wilday are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wilday is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

The surname Wilday is most common in The United States, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 1,188,390. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 38 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Louisiana, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Wilday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilday has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilday last name increased 265 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilday Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilday last name are 16.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wilday earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.45% less than the national average, earning $42,956 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willday92178/
Wildday921/
Wilda912,622/
Wildy91898/
Welday839,001/
Wildey832,227/
Wildau83299/
Vilday8375/
Wildah8357/
Wildha8310/
Bilday835/
Whildy834/
Willda833/
Wailda833/
Willdy831/
Wildyt831/
Wildoy830/
Weildy830/
Wildiy830/
Wlda8010/
Wellday7740/
Willdau7715/
Willdey779/
Billday772/
Wuillda771/
Weldaye771/
Waildai771/
Weldday771/
Whildea771/
Wildeya771/
Whildey770/
Wildead770/
Wilde7348,883/
Weldy732,484/
Wildi731,562/
Vilda73940/
Bilda73560/
Welda73337/
Vildy7394/
Bildy7335/
Wldad7329/
Wldap739/
Uilda731/
Wldda731/
Wildè731/
Wylda730/
Wildeova712/
Wildhead710/
Bildea67541/
Wildie67221/
Bildøy67149/
Whilde6781/
Vildad6774/
Wildee6774/
Vildey6766/
Weldai6761/
Bildai6745/
Bildey6734/
Wielde6732/
Bildiy6726/
Willde6723/
Bildau6723/
Villda6721/
Vildai6721/
Belday6715/
Welldy6713/
Bildağ6710/
Billda674/
Wailde673/
Weldey673/
Weilde673/
Vildas673/
Velday672/
Wildej671/
Hwldad671/
Wihlde671/
Wildei671/
Wledey671/
Wildep671/
Wealdy671/
Wesldy671/
Vielda671/
Wildoe671/
Weldea671/
Weldau671/
Welduy671/
Bijlda671/
Waelda670/

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