Would Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Would Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Would family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 14
Agricultural Labourer 10
House Servant 3
Farm Labourer 3
Cottager 2
Fisherman 2
Labourer 2
Puper 2
Woodman 2
Brewer 1
Porter General 1
At Home 1
Brewers Journeyman 1
Cook 1
Farm Servant 1
Farmer 123 Acres 1
Farmer Of 360 Acres Employing 6 Man 1
Farmers Wife 1
General Servant 1
Dressmaker 1
Engineer 1
Dress Maker 1
Stone Mason 1
Boat Man 1
Sunday Scholar 1

Would Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Would is the 3rd most popular variant of Wild.

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