Wield Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wield Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wield family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 9
Agricultural Labourer 3
House Servant 3
Wood Labourer 3
Seaman's Son 3
Hurdle Maker 2
Carter 1
School Teacher 1
Cooper Retired 1
Dealer In Poultry 1
Farmer Of 32 Acres Employing 1 Labourer 1
Farmers Carter Boy 1
Hoop Makers Master 1
Labourer 1
Servant 1
Bread Baker 1
Hand Loom Weaver 1
Seaman 1
Seaman's Daur 1
Seaman's Wife 1
Coopers Wife 1
Hoop Maker Journeyman 1

Wield Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wild 80% 86,883
2 Wilde 60% 31,412
3 Would 60% 1,425
4 Waldie 33% 1,219
5 Weld 80% 912
6 Wield 100% 499
7 Wald 60% 435
8 Wold 60% 332
9 Weald 60% 292
10 Weild 60% 251
11 Walde 40% 163
12 Welde 60% 139
13 Ewald 40% 109

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The surname Wield is the 6th most popular variant of Wild.

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