Wormald Surname
Approximately 3,588 people bear this surname
Wormald Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wormbald.' Wormald was an inevitable variant. It will be seen that the surname has its chief habitat in West Riding of Yorks, where I find the personal name at an early period.
Read More About This SurnameWormald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,717 | 1:32,451 | 4,326 |
| Australia | 700 | 1:38,565 | 5,009 |
| United States | 357 | 1:1,015,291 | 74,807 |
| Canada | 220 | 1:167,480 | 16,862 |
| Chile | 153 | 1:115,140 | 4,203 |
| South Africa | 139 | 1:389,768 | 34,651 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| New Zealand | 88 | 1:51,458 | 8,272 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,344 | 1:18,136 | 2,616 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
Wormald Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wormbald.' Wormald was an inevitable variant. It will be seen that the surname has its chief habitat in West Riding of Yorks, where I find the personal name at an early period.
Wormboldus Harlam, 1429, Yorkshire: Surtees Society Publications.
1797. Married — Edward Wolley and Ann Wormald: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wurmb(e)ald= Serpent-Bold [Old English wurm, serpent, dragon + b(e)ald, bold] 2 conf. with Wormall,q.v.
Probably local, the last syllable being waid or wold. Mr. Ferguson, however, makes it a compound of two words, signifying "the old serpent."
Wormald Demographics
Average Male Wormald Height
175 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wormald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wormald Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wormald is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wormald? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 126,610th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,031,089 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Wormald live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,717 people, or 1 in 32,451. In England Wormald is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 33 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Wormald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wormald has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wormald surname expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 830 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 520 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wormald Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wormald are 8.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.93% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wormald earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.85% more than the national average, earning R 310,956 per year; in United States they earn 15.8% more than the national average, earning $49,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.62% more than the national average, earning $56,947 CAD per year.
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