Wildbore Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wildbore Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the wild boar'; compare Wildgoose, Pigg, Hogg, Weatherhog, &c.

Willelmus Wyldebore, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Wildebore, 1379: ibid.

Richard Wildbore, Close Rolls, 35 Henry VI.

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Wildbore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2691:207,13017,888
New Zealand1751:25,8764,537
Australia301:899,85754,700
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Wales161:193,40812,484
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:126,29711,831
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wildbore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the wild boar'; compare Wildgoose, Pigg, Hogg, Weatherhog, &c.

Willelmus Wyldebore, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Wildebore, 1379: ibid.

Richard Wildbore, Close Rolls, 35 Henry VI.

1630. Married — Tobit Wildebore and Prissila Jonsonn: St. Antholin (London).

1792. — George Augustus Wildbore and Caroline Matilda Meadows: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a nickname from the Wild Boar [Middle English wild(e, Old English wilde + Middle English bore, Old English bár]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Doubtless the animal-a wild boar. The early, or Anglo-Saxon, form of the word is preserved in the surname Wilbar (pronounced Wilebar) from mild, and bar, a boar. See art. Boar.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Wilboar, Wilbor, Wilbur, Wilber, Wilbar, all found as U.S. names; from Wilbert = very illustrious.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Wildeboer; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wildbore is another Notts name now rare in the county. There were freeholders of the name at Misterton and at other places in the county in 1698 (Harl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wildbore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wildbore is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildbore? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 576,965th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. The surname Wildbore is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Wildbore are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 207,130. In England Wildbore is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 23 percent live, Leicestershire, where 23 percent live and Warwickshire, where 10 percent live. Barring England this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Wildbore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wildbore has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wildbore surname expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wildbore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wildbore last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wildbore earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.3% more than the national average, earning $57,284 CAD per year.

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