Wild Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Wild Name Meaning: From the Old English "wilde", meaning "out of control" or "boisterous".

From the Old English \"wilde\", meaning \"out of control\" or \"boisterous\". Another meaning of the name is that it was given to someone who lived on an area of land called a \"weald\", or if they lived in a village called Wyld (for example, in Berkshire or Dorset).

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wild Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wild family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 923
At Home 154
Coal Miner 132
Agricultural Labourer 116
Labourer 107
Cotton Weaver 97
House Servant 93
Power Loom Weaver 74
Cotton Piecer 66
Weaver 62
Cotton Spinner 60
House Keeper 59
Dress Maker 58
Servant 54
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 46
Farm Labourer 39
Laundress 34
Weaver Cotton 32
Pauper 29
Nurse 29
Cotton Reeler 27
Shoe Maker 26
Stone Mason 26
General Servant 25
Farmers Wife 24

Wild Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wild 100% 86,883
2 Wilde 80% 31,412
3 Wylde 60% 4,421
4 Would 60% 1,425
5 Waldie 50% 1,219
6 Weld 75% 912
7 Wield 80% 499
8 Wald 75% 435
9 Wold 75% 332
10 Weald 60% 292
11 Weild 80% 251
12 Walde 60% 163
13 Welde 60% 139
14 Ewald 60% 109

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

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