Wilde Surname

11,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wilde Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. ' wild, violent, untamed.' It was a popular sobriquet in Yorkshire, judging by the 1379 Poll Tax and the present county directory.

Emma la Willde, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Wilde, Suffolk, ibid.

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Wilde Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,1441:23,9343,014
Germany13,5271:5,951723
England10,2471:5,437761
Australia3,0221:8,9331,328
Canada1,9811:18,5992,627
Argentina5061:84,4737,157
Netherlands5011:33,7075,628
Wales4411:7,017787
New Zealand4321:10,4821,825
Poland3991:95,26014,565
Ireland2791:16,8781,854
Brazil2641:810,88829,394
South Africa2611:207,57722,069
Scotland1831:29,2563,059
France1471:451,85564,822
Sweden1441:68,3805,181
Chile1341:131,4664,661
Switzerland1251:65,7038,012
Austria1161:73,40911,170
Denmark1081:52,2665,373
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Zimbabwe821:188,27122,304
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Mexico681:1,825,38517,952
Israel661:129,66114,046
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Spain551:850,03734,138
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
China191:71,964,2933,948
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Norway151:342,81932,589
Iceland141:27,1492,069
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
India131:59,005,029552,550
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Finland61:916,11741,832
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malta41:107,5681,849
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1291:34,3403,302
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,1631:5,855889
Wales2151:7,295465
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6021:31,3473,783

The alternate forms: Wildè (1) are calculated separately.

Wilde (3,650) may also be a first name.

Wilde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. ' wild, violent, untamed.' It was a popular sobriquet in Yorkshire, judging by the 1379 Poll Tax and the present county directory.

Emma la Willde, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Wilde, Suffolk, ibid.

William le Wilde, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

William le Wild, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes Wylde, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire. (common in this roll).

1660. Married — John Wray and Rachell Wylde: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

In addition to the family of Sir William and Oscar Wilde, the origin of which is given in Irish Families the name was found in Ireland as de Wylde at a much earlier date: there are references to it both in the Pale and in Co. Limerick from 1295 onwards.

— Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) 1 Savage, Fierce, Un- governed [Middle English wild(e, wyld(e, Old English wilde] Walter le Wilde.—Hundred Rolls 2 Dweller at a Weald [Old English weald, forest] Here the form of the name shows that there has been confusion with Middle English wild(e, Old English wilde, uncultivated, desert.

There’s a franklin in the wilde of Kent.— I. Hen. IV., II. i. 60.

The Weald of Sussex is always spoken of as The Wild by the people who live in the Downs.—Parish, Dict. Suss. Dialectal (1875), p. 130.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This well known family did not settle in Ireland till the beginning of the eighteenth century: the connexion with Mayo dates from 1750. IF 303; MIF 276; SIF 162

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Wild or Wyld (trick), in Berkshire; dweller on a wasteland.

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

1. Rude, uncultivated, rustic; like the French Le Sauvage. It may rank among the earliest of our surnames-one Ulric Wilde being a Domesday tenant. 2. A hamlet in Berkshire.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wild,Wilde. —This ancient English name is mostly confined to the northern midlands, its principal homes being in Derbyshire, Notts, and the West Riding, whence it has spread to the counties around. Ulric Wilde was the name of a Domesday tenant; and the surname similarly spelt was represented in Hunts in the reign of Edward I.

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

Average Male Wilde Height

177.56 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 280 (2014)

Average Female Wilde Height

163.54 cm

Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 52 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Wilde Last Name Facts

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

Wilde (Arabic: وايلد, Hindi: वाइल्ड) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Wildè. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilde? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,506th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 149,081 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Wilde live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 116,889th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 3,650 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 15,144 people, or 1 in 23,934. In The United States Wilde is mostly found in: Utah, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 99 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent live and England, where 21 percent live.

Wilde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilde surname grew 945 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 216 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,307 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wilde last name are 14.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wilde earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning 333,581 kr per year; in Peru they earn 709.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 156,913 per year; in South Africa they earn 149.49% more than the national average, earning R 592,884 per year; in United States they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $46,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.72% more than the national average, earning $51,033 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wildè931/
Wildey912,227/
Wildie91221/
Whilde9181/
Wildee9174/
Wielde9132/
Willde9123/
Wailde913/
Weilde913/
Wildej911/
Wihlde911/
Wildei911/
Wildep911/
Willdey839/
D'Wilde832/
Wildhie831/
Whildea831/
Willdie831/
Wildesh830/
Wildead830/
Whildey830/
Hwilder830/
Welde8011,400/
Wylde803,205/
Wilda802,622/
Wildi801,562/
Bilde80992/
Wildy80898/
Vilde80884/
Wälde80862/
Wildeová7710/
Wildeova772/
Willdees771/
Wildhead770/
Weldie731,484/
Bildea73541/
Wilday73500/
Waelde73223/
Wälder73222/
Vilder73206/
Vildey7366/
Wellde7352/
Bildey7334/
Weelde7314/
Whylde7314/
Wildha7310/
Vildes736/
Bildøe734/
Whildy734/
Weldey733/
Willda733/
Weldee733/
Wledje732/
Billde732/
Bildde731/
Willdy731/
Wildyt731/
Wealde731/
Wäldge731/
Wledey731/
Bildei731/
Weldea731/
Wildiy730/
Weildy730/
Wildoy730/
Wyldee730/
Woelde730/
Willday67178/
Vildeys6740/
Wlda6710/
Weeldep674/
Blde674/
Waildai671/
Wealdea671/
Wlehdee671/
Villdes671/
Weeldey671/
Wildday671/
Wuillda671/
Weldeat670/
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Wilde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wilde in the Hindi language
वाइल्डva'ilda-
Wilde in the Arabic language
وايلدwayld-

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