Wildman Surname

41,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Wildman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'wild man.' In this case it is merely the familiar nickname Wild, with an augmentative -man; compare Merry and Merriman.

John Wildeman, Close Rolls, 18 Richard II.

Willelmus Wyldman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Wildman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8621:52,8216,343
England3,2821:16,9772,449
Canada6681:55,1586,542
Australia5101:52,9336,534
Jamaica2871:10,0001,074
South Africa1731:313,16629,785
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
Wales881:35,1653,495
Scotland831:64,5045,145
Trinidad and Tobago701:19,4852,299
Grenada531:2,048345
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
France131:5,109,440259,941
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Belize81:44,4342,498
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8211:13,3862,020
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2551:40,0154,705

Wildman (84) may also be a first name.

Wildman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'wild man.' In this case it is merely the familiar nickname Wild, with an augmentative -man; compare Merry and Merriman.

John Wildeman, Close Rolls, 18 Richard II.

Willelmus Wyldman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1748. Married — Thomas Wissett and Ann Wildman: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

= Wild (q.v.) + man.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Equivalent, to Wild. 2. See Woodliouse. 3. Perhaps a native of the Wild or Weald of Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch-Flemish, Wildeman; a personal name.

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

Wildman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wildman is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildman? popularity and diffusion

Wildman is the 41,633rd most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 581,144 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wildman are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 84 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 6,862 people, or 1 in 52,821. In The United States Wildman is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 6 percent live and Indiana, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 65 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Wildman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wildman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wildman surname increased 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 830 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wildman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wildman surname is chiefly Anglican (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wildman surname are 12.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wildman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.17% more than the national average, earning R 373,500 per year; in United States they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $45,913 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning $54,877 CAD per year.

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