Wylde Surname

139,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wylde Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. ' wild, violent, untamed.' It was a popular sobriquet in Yorkshire, judging by the 1379 Poll Tax and the present county directory.

Emma la Willde, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Wilde, Suffolk, ibid.

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Wylde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4751:37,7754,925
United States6951:521,52443,542
Australia2331:115,86112,852
Canada2131:172,98417,319
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Wales201:154,72710,755
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
India151:51,137,692512,385
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
China51:273,464,31313,838
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5761:42,3185,329
Wales201:78,4213,652
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Wylde (37) may also be a first name.

Wylde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. ' wild, violent, untamed.' It was a popular sobriquet in Yorkshire, judging by the 1379 Poll Tax and the present county directory.

Emma la Willde, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Wilde, Suffolk, ibid.

William le Wilde, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

William le Wild, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes Wylde, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire. (common in this roll).

1660. Married — John Wray and Rachell Wylde: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

= Wild(e, q.v.

Thow made the barren hills, wylde goats refuge.—James I., Psalme CIIII.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Rude, uncultivated, rustic; like the French Le Sauvage. It may rank among the earliest of our surnames-one Ulric Wilde being a Domesday tenant. 2. A hamlet in Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wild,Wilde. —This ancient English name is mostly confined to the northern midlands, its principal homes being in Derbyshire, Notts, and the West Riding, whence it has spread to the counties around. Ulric Wilde was the name of a Domesday tenant; and the surname similarly spelt was represented in Hunts in the reign of Edward I.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wylde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wylde is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wylde? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wylde is the 139,454th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,273,805 people. The surname Wylde occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wylde reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles. Wylde is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 37 people.

The last name Wylde is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,475 people, or 1 in 37,775. In England Wylde is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 11 percent are found, Hampshire, where 10 percent are found and Merseyside, where 9 percent are found. Not including England it exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Wylde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wylde has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 256 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 848 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 51 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wylde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wylde last name are 4.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wylde earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning R 251,628 per year; in United States they earn 8.69% more than the national average, earning $46,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.62% more than the national average, earning $55,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whylde9114/
Wyldee910/
Wilde8048,883/
Welde8011,400/
Wälde80862/
Vylde8025/
Wylda800/
Wildey732,227/
Weldie731,484/
Waelde73223/
Wälder73222/
Wildie73221/
Whilde7381/
Wildee7374/
Wellde7352/
Byldei7344/
Wielde7332/
Willde7323/
Weelde7314/
Vylder737/
Weilde733/
Weldey733/
Wailde733/
Weldee733/
Wledje732/
Wildei731/
Weldea731/
Wledey731/
Wäldge731/
Wihlde731/
Wealde731/
Wildep731/
Wildej731/
Woelde730/
Wlda6710/
Willdey679/
Weeldep674/
Blde674/
D'Wilde672/
Weeldey671/
Wildhie671/
Wyldish671/
Whildea671/
Wlehdee671/
Wealdea671/
Willdie671/
Whildey670/
Weldeat670/
Hwilder670/
Wildead670/
Wildesh670/

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