Wald Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wald Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wald family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 19
Domestic Servant 3
Labourer 3
Coal Miner 3
General Labourer 2
Living On Own Means 2
Dress Maker 2
Maker Up Bleache 1
Brass Worker 1
Carter 1
Cotton Salesman 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Electrician 1
Mariner 1
Not Known 1
Printer Labourer 1
Sawyer 1
Table Maker 1
Private M S Corps 1
Barmaid 1
Brass Maker 1
Brick Maker 1
Domestic House Keeper 1
Steel Polisher 1
Violnist 1

Wald Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wild 75% 86,883
2 Wilde 60% 31,412
3 Would 60% 1,425
4 Waldie 67% 1,219
5 Weld 75% 912
6 Wield 60% 499
7 Wald 100% 435
8 Wold 75% 332
9 Weald 80% 292
10 Weild 60% 251
11 Walde 80% 163
12 Welde 60% 139
13 Ewald 80% 109

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The surname Wald is the 7th most popular variant of Wild.

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