How common is the surname Waddington?

1,946 people in the United States had the surname Waddington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,656 Americans. It ranked 15,151st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Waddington?

William Henry Waddington, 19th century French statesman, Prime Minister and an Ambassador of France (1826–1894), followed by Steven Waddington.

Where is the surname Waddington most common?

Wikidata records people named Waddington in the United Kingdom, France and Brazil.

How do you pronounce Waddington?

Waddington is /ˈwɑdɪŋtən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Waddington getting more or less common?

More common. 1,886 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,946 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Waddington

A surname, carried by 1,946 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɑdɪŋtən/ 3 syllables Soundex W352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Waddington is more common than 90.7% of them.

Origin

From Wadding + -ton.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,946 people named Waddington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,656 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,886.

#15,151

rank among US surnames

1,946

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,495)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,147	Sicard	1,947	158,575
#15,151	Mondesir	1,946	158,656
#15,159	Hepworth	1,945	158,738

Who is named Waddington

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Waddington identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Waddingtons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Henry Waddington
19th century French statesman, Prime Minister and an Ambassador of France (1826–1894)
Steven Waddington
British actor, born 1968
Conrad Hal Waddington
British biologist (1905–1975)
Andrucha Waddington
Brazilian film director, film producer, and screenwriter, born 1970

Notable Waddingtons come mostly from the United Kingdom (2), France (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Waddington

Waddington has the Soundex code W352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W352.

Questions

Where does the surname Waddington come from?: From Wadding + -ton.
How common is the surname Waddington?: 1,946 people in the United States had the surname Waddington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,656 Americans. It ranked 15,151st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Waddington?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Waddington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Waddington?: William Henry Waddington, 19th century French statesman, Prime Minister and an Ambassador of France (1826–1894), followed by Steven Waddington.
Where is the surname Waddington most common?: Wikidata records people named Waddington in the United Kingdom, France and Brazil.
How do you pronounce Waddington?: Waddington is /ˈwɑdɪŋtən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Waddington getting more or less common?: More common. 1,886 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,946 in 2010, up 3.2%.