Wildish Surname
Approximately 976 people bear this surname
Wildish Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wild ash,' from residence thereby; compare Ash, Nash, Birch, Rowntree, &c. The above seems to be the natural solution, but I have no proof.
1799. Married — Thomas Wildish and Mary Beale: St.
Read More About This SurnameWildish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 653 | 1:85,326 | 9,356 |
| United States | 144 | 1:2,517,076 | 153,460 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 262 | 1:93,036 | 9,584 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Wildish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wild ash,' from residence thereby; compare Ash, Nash, Birch, Rowntree, &c. The above seems to be the natural solution, but I have no proof.
1799. Married — Thomas Wildish and Mary Beale: St. George, Hanover Square.
1893. — Thomas Wildash and Hannah Beatson: Daily Telegraph, June 28, 1893.
(English) " The surname Wildish was prob. given to its first bearer not from any particular wildness of demeanour but because he came from the wild [cp. Wild2] or weald of Sussex. The peasants who go to the South-Down farms to assist in the labours of harvest are still called by their hill - country brethren Wildish-men."—Lower, English Sum., i. 57.
The Weald of Sussex is commonly called ' The Wild,' and its denizens, however harmless and civil, are known on the South Downs, and other neighbouring localities, as "Wildish men."
Wildish Demographics
Average Wildish Salary in
United States
$42,008 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wildish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wildish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wildish occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wildish? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wildish is the 368,594th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,466,748 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wildish are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 653 people, or 1 in 85,326. In England Wildish is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 32 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent are found and Essex, where 8 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Wildish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wildish has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 497 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wildish Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wildish last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wildish earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning 352,729 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.73% less than the national average, earning R 93,312 per year; in United States they earn 2.64% less than the national average, earning $42,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.6% more than the national average, earning $55,945 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildisch | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wildis | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wildeis | 86 | 148 | / |
| Wildies | 86 | 24 | / |
| Wyldish | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weldish | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wildesh | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wilditch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wildes | 77 | 3,337 | / |
| Bildis | 77 | 50 | / |
| Vildis | 77 | 20 | / |
| Weldis | 77 | 15 | / |
| Wildys | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wildeus | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wildiez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vildiss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wildeisová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wildeys | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wøldiche | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wuiledes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willdese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willdees | 67 | 1 | / |
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