Wardle Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Wardle Name Meaning: Habitational from places in Cheshire and Manchester when formerly known as Lancashire. Old english weard 'watch' + hyll 'hill'.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and translates as the 'watch hill'. The first recorded spelling is that of 'William De Werdale',dated 1216.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wardle Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wardle family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 408
Coal Miner 103
House Servant 63
Agricultural Labourer 58
At Home 51
Labourer 44
Farm Labourer 34
Dress Maker 32
Servant 26
Farmer 21
Frame Work Knitter 21
General Servant 20
Silk Winder 18
Shoe Maker 17
Blacksmith 15
Laundress 14
Silk Weaver 14
Butcher 13
Silk Piecer 13
Cotton Weaver 12
House Keeper 12
Lace Worker 11
Errand Boy 11
Cotton Spinner 10
Farm Servant 10

Wardle Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wardle 100% 41,412
2 Wardell 71% 9,014
3 Wardale 86% 2,551
4 Wordle 83% 641
5 Wardall 71% 607
6 Wardel 67% 534

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The surname Wardle is the most popular version of all its varients

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