Wordie Surname
Approximately 893 people bear this surname
Wordie Surname Definition:
Dene Thomas Wordye was a monk of Cambuskenneth Abbey in 1546 and 1557, and William Wordye was in the same year procurator for the commendator, David, bishop of Ross (Laing, 505; Stodart, II, p. 37S John Wordie of Torbrex was commissery-depute of Stirling in 1686 (RPC.
Read More About This SurnameWordie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 41 | 1:91,298 | 4,744 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Wordie (62) may also be a first name.
Wordie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dene Thomas Wordye was a monk of Cambuskenneth Abbey in 1546 and 1557, and William Wordye was in the same year procurator for the commendator, David, bishop of Ross (Laing, 505; Stodart, II, p. 37S John Wordie of Torbrex was commissery-depute of Stirling in 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 363), and the name is found in Edinburgh in the same year (Edinb. Marr.). John Wordie was dean of guild in Aberdeen, 1780 (Guildry, p. 203). Worde and Wordy 1655.
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Wordie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wordie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wordie is most common in Ghana. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wordie? popularity and diffusion
It is the 395,186th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,160,746 people. Wordie occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Wordie reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 62 people.
This last name is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Not including Ghana this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Scotland, where 6 percent are found.
Wordie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wordie has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 6,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 137 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wordie Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wordie last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wordie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $41,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.01% less than the national average, earning $45,208 CAD per year.
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