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.
Discover how your Wardle ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 306 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 326 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 512 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 |
| Hampshire | 18 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 11 |
| Lancashire | 971 |
| Leicestershire | 407 |
| Lincolnshire | 74 |
| London | 158 |
| Middlesex | 9 |
| Northumberland | 386 |
| Norfolk | 20 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 285 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 37 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 524 |
| Warwickshire | 51 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 51 |
| Yorkshire | 446 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 819 |
| Coal Miner | 168 |
| Labourer | 80 |
| Cotton Weaver | 51 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 41 |
| Domestic Servant | 37 |
| General Servant | 32 |
| Collier | 32 |
| Miner | 32 |
| Dress Maker | 29 |
| House Keeper | 28 |
| Silk Piecer | 21 |
| Silk Weaver | 21 |
| Joiner | 20 |
| Silk Winder | 18 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Cotton Winder | 15 |
| Farm Servant | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 15 |
| Coalminer | 15 |
| Grocer | 14 |
| Laundress | 14 |
| Seamstress | 13 |
| Butcher | 13 |
| Nailor | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wardle | 2,953 |
| John Wardle | 2,852 |
| William Wardle | 2,521 |
| Thomas Wardle | 2,029 |
| Elizabeth Wardle | 1,736 |
| Sarah Wardle | 1,686 |
| James Wardle | 1,461 |
| George Wardle | 1,321 |
| Joseph Wardle | 1,215 |
| Ann Wardle | 953 |
| Jane Wardle | 837 |
| Hannah Wardle | 767 |
| Robert Wardle | 723 |
| Annie Wardle | 660 |
| Henry Wardle | 622 |
| Alice Wardle | 617 |
| Margaret Wardle | 576 |
| Samuel Wardle | 501 |
| Emma Wardle | 486 |
| Charles Wardle | 471 |
| Eliza Wardle | 465 |
| Ellen Wardle | 459 |
| Martha Wardle | 450 |
| Arthur Wardle | 428 |
| Edward Wardle | 378 |