How common is the surname Wardle?

2,642 people in the United States had the surname Wardle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,861 Americans. It ranked 11,846th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wardle?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wardle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wardle?

Jah Wobble, British bass guitarist and music producer (born 1958).

Where is the surname Wardle most common?

Wikidata records people named Wardle in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Wardle?

Wardle is /ˈwɔːrdəl/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Wardle getting more or less common?

More common. 2,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,642 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Wardle

An English place surname, carried by 2,642 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɔːrdəl/ 2 syllables Soundex W634

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wardle is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English weard (“fortified place”) + hyll (“hill”).

Wardle is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,642 people named Wardle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,861 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,509.

#11,846

rank among US surnames

2,642

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,507)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,839	Begin	2,644	116,772
#11,843	Demuth	2,643	116,816
#11,846	Nordin	2,642	116,861

Who is named Wardle

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

95% of people named Wardle identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wardles

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jah Wobble
British bass guitarist and music producer (born 1958)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wardle

Wardle has the Soundex code W634, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W634.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wardle come from?: From Old English weard (“fortified place”) + hyll (“hill”).
How common is the surname Wardle?: 2,642 people in the United States had the surname Wardle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,861 Americans. It ranked 11,846th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wardle?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wardle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wardle?: Jah Wobble, British bass guitarist and music producer (born 1958).
Where is the surname Wardle most common?: Wikidata records people named Wardle in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Wardle?: Wardle is /ˈwɔːrdəl/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Wardle?: Wardle is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Wardle getting more or less common?: More common. 2,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,642 in 2010, up 5.3%.