# Wilde (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wilde/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Middle English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,766 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,332 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 28,678 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (10,210 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwaɪld/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wilde in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wilde in the United Kingdom, the United States, Argentina, Australia and Bolivia.

## People named Wilde

- Gabriella Wilde, British actress
- Ted Wilde, American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)
- Federico Wilde, Argentine footballer
- Sophie Wilde, Australian actress
- Abby Wilde, American actress
- Brian Wilde, British actor (1927-2008)
- Eduardo Wilde, Argentine politician (1844-1913)

## Similar surnames

Willett, Wild, Wilt, Willette, Willet, Waldie, Wilhite, Willhite, Wilhoite, Wold, Welty, Waldo.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.