Wilds Surname

92,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Wilds Surname Definition:

Wild’s (Son): v. Wild1.

Wilds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0821:88,7949,999
England5831:95,57110,185
Canada1331:277,03525,971
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
Australia1151:234,74522,001
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Wales271:114,6128,773
France81:8,302,840321,660
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belize11:355,4743,977
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4011:60,7867,098
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1541:43,5175,055

Wilds (53) may also be a first name.

Wilds Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wild’s (Son): v. Wild1.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A pluralization of Wild.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wilds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilds is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wilds.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilds? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,912th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,417,810 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Wilds reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 53 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,082 people, or 1 in 88,794. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Wilds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilds has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilds last name increased 354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 540 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wilds surname are 10.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wilds earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 143.42% more than the national average, earning R 578,448 per year; in United States they earn 2.59% less than the national average, earning $42,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning $51,445 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weilds916/
Whilds914/
Wields912/
Wuilds911/
Wildse911/
Wildds910/
Willds910/
Wilts802,323/
Welds80472/
Wylds80310/
Wildz802/
Vilds802/
Wilzs801/
Wiltse733,216/
Bildås7319/
Willts7317/
Wellds736/
Bildsø733/
Wiltsz731/
Wiltts731/
Whylds731/
Wiltst731/
Wiltsh731/
Wielts731/
Wealds730/
Weelds730/
Vields730/
Wilz671,202/
Wiltsch67289/
Wilchss6724/
Wilc6711/
Wlts675/
Blds672/
Whiltås672/
Wldc671/
Wlcs671/
Wiltzse671/
Wiltsse670/

Search for Another Surname

Wilds Reference & Research

Wilde FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Wildeisen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wilds
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis