Wilde Name Meaning: A variant of Wild,Old English "wilde", meaning "out of control" or "boisterous".
Of english origin, 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). The surname was first recorded in the 11th century.
Discover how your Wilde ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 13 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 268 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 187 |
| Devon | 19 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 69 |
| Essex | 38 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 71 |
| Herefordshire | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 14 |
| Lancashire | 1,495 |
| Leicestershire | 46 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 251 |
| Middlesex | 23 |
| Northumberland | 43 |
| Norfolk | 106 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 41 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 167 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 20 |
| Surrey | 20 |
| Sussex | 9 |
| Staffordshire | 104 |
| Warwickshire | 75 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 97 |
| Yorkshire | 653 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 30 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 55 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 22 |
| Monmouthshire | 28 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 22 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 662 |
| Cotton Weaver | 87 |
| Coal Miner | 55 |
| General Labourer | 50 |
| Dress Maker | 37 |
| Domestic Servant | 31 |
| Cotton Spinner | 28 |
| Farmer | 27 |
| Hat Trimmer | 26 |
| Cotton Operative | 26 |
| Living On Own Means | 22 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Labourer | 21 |
| Hatter | 19 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 19 |
| General Servant | 19 |
| Clerk | 15 |
| Cotton Piecer | 14 |
| Joiner | 14 |
| Laundress | 13 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 13 |
| Book Keeper | 11 |
| Carter | 11 |
| Cotton Winder | 11 |
| General Servant Domestic | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wilde | 2,068 |
| John Wilde | 1,768 |
| William Wilde | 1,676 |
| Sarah Wilde | 1,261 |
| Elizabeth Wilde | 1,256 |
| James Wilde | 1,185 |
| Thomas Wilde | 1,043 |
| George Wilde | 953 |
| Joseph Wilde | 785 |
| Ann Wilde | 691 |
| Hannah Wilde | 564 |
| Alice Wilde | 519 |
| Jane Wilde | 516 |
| Annie Wilde | 470 |
| Samuel Wilde | 451 |
| Charles Wilde | 438 |
| Henry Wilde | 437 |
| Edward Wilde | 422 |
| Robert Wilde | 413 |
| Ellen Wilde | 395 |
| Eliza Wilde | 392 |
| Emma Wilde | 359 |
| Margaret Wilde | 355 |
| Martha Wilde | 345 |
| Arthur Wilde | 297 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild | 80% | 86,883 |
| 2 | Wilde | 100% | 31,412 |
| 3 | Wylde | 80% | 4,421 |
| 4 | Would | 40% | 1,425 |
| 5 | Waldie | 67% | 1,219 |
| 6 | Weld | 60% | 912 |
| 7 | Wield | 60% | 499 |
| 8 | Wald | 60% | 435 |
| 9 | Wold | 60% | 332 |
| 10 | Weald | 40% | 292 |
| 11 | Weild | 60% | 251 |
| 12 | Walde | 80% | 163 |
| 13 | Welde | 80% | 139 |
| 14 | Ewald | 40% | 109 |
The surname Wilde is the 2nd most popular variant of Wild.