Waid Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Waid Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Waid family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 12
Agricultural Labourer 4
Domestic General Servant 2
Farmer 2
Butcher 2
Cotton Room Hand 2
Cotton Spinner 2
House Keeper 2
Servant Domestic 2
Assistant 1
Clark 1
Draper Assistant 1
Electro Plater & Slatter 1
Gentle Man's Miliner 1
Helping At Home 1
Hospital Nurse 1
Housemaid Domestic Servant 1
Joiner 1
Living On Her Own Means 1
P O Statiiner Assistant 1
Retired 1
Waiter 1
General Servant 1
Merchant 1
Registered Surgeon 1

Waid Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wood 50% 662,957
2 Wade 50% 87,141
3 Weed 50% 2,171
4 Wide 50% 1,219
5 Waud 75% 942
6 Waid 100% 926
7 Waide 80% 905
8 Woode 40% 410
9 Awde 25% 269
10 Wead 50% 142
11 Wode 25% 133
12 Wad 75% 132
13 Wood House 20% 129
14 Wied 50% 126
15 Waude 60% 111

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The surname Waid is the 6th most popular variant of Wood.

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