Waddell is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Waddell
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Waddell

How popular is Waddell?

Waddell is common in United States.

Waddell is ranked 14062 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Waddell bearers increased by 1.99186 per cent in 2010 US census to 21301 since 2000, the surname slipped by 115 spots and ranked at 1691. The last name was found in around 72 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.85 82.81
Black 14.51 13.87
Hispanic or Latino 2.08 1.53
Others 1.74 1.14
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.38
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.36 0.28
Waddell is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 37529 people have been found who wears Waddell as their family name. Waddell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,072 China7
918,840 India5
607,991 Indonesia5
6,270 Hong Kong3
6,779 Nicaragua3
26,321 Israel3
14,078 Japan3
1,985 Cambodia3
119,730 Brazil3
65,594 Belgium2
6,266 Luxembourg2
5,671 Guatemala2
34,681 Norway2
54,135 Philippines2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
2,168 Suriname2
4,104 South Korea2
3,350 Fiji1
25,746 Finland1
7,191 Afghanistan1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
153,416 Italy1
8,859 Iraq1
58,885 Poland1
24,176 Qatar1
20,172 Hungary1
37,493 Austria1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
5,553 Taiwan1
2,613 The Bahamas1
7,790 Zambia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
55,100 Spain33
3,889 Trinidad and Tobago32
52,947 Netherlands31
21,901 Chile27
46,826 Zimbabwe22
15,050 Singapore18
552 Bermuda16
7,162 Thailand15
646 Cayman Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,684 United Arab Emirates99
3,804 Ireland98
1,292 Guyana97
17,456 Switzerland63
Countries with hundreds of Waddell:
6,580 South Africa986
1,547 New Zealand483
823 Northern Ireland393
38,477 Germany269
66,174 France147
3,358 Wales113
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Waddell:
1,728 Canada2,960
2,910 England2,640
1,366 Australia2,304
486 Scotland1,772
Countries with ten thousands of Waddell:
1,599 United States24,729
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 35 years old workman Axdr. Waddell who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on November 16, 1848 by Warren put out from Glasgow. Margt. Waddell (34) Spinster, 13 years old Maria Waddell, Hannah Waddell (6), Merchant James Waddell, Alexr. Waddell (25) Workman, 20 years old Rachael Waddell, William-H. Waddell, Robert Waddell (2), and 11 other Waddell around 33.33% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster migrated to US from Glasgow, Liverpool, Greenock and Belfast.

Waddell Namesakes

  • Justine Waddell, Film actress
  • Laurence Waddell, Explorer
  • Don Waddell, Ice hockey coach
  • Laurence Waddell, Explorer
  • Avery Waddell, Actor
  • James Waddell Alexander II, Mathematician
  • Calum Waddell, Writer
  • Carly Waddell, Singer
  • Justine Waddell, Film actress
  • Justine Waddell, Film actress
  • In 2018 action and adventure movie, Codicia, Benjamin Waddell characterized Nolan Carter and Angel of Death.
  • Ben Waddell, from 2011 drama film The Rapture, who played Antonio Montague.

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