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 | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 33 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 494 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 242 |
| Devon | 19 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 100 |
| Essex | 67 |
| Gloucestershire | 35 |
| Hampshire | 93 |
| Herefordshire | 17 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 40 |
| Lancashire | 2,354 |
| Leicestershire | 47 |
| Lincolnshire | 28 |
| London | 319 |
| Middlesex | 100 |
| Northumberland | 93 |
| Norfolk | 156 |
| Northamptonshire | 14 |
| Nottinghamshire | 96 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 232 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 28 |
| Surrey | 94 |
| Sussex | 27 |
| Staffordshire | 239 |
| Warwickshire | 94 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 19 |
| Worcestershire | 192 |
| Yorkshire | 1,101 |
| Anglesey | 2 |
| Brecknockshire | 8 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 27 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 131 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 24 |
| Monmouthshire | 78 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 35 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 665 |
| Labourer | 49 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 49 |
| Cotton Weaver | 43 |
| Housekeeper | 36 |
| Private Means | 34 |
| Weaver | 34 |
| Farmer | 33 |
| None | 32 |
| At Home | 31 |
| Clerk | 28 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 26 |
| General Labourer | 24 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Dressmaker | 19 |
| Farm Labourer | 19 |
| Scholar | 18 |
| Joiner | 18 |
| Shop Assistant | 17 |
| Cotton Spinner | 17 |
| Carter | 16 |
| Home | 16 |
| Assisting In The Business | 15 |
| Warehouseman | 15 |
| At School | 14 |
| 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.