Wadley is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wadley
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, England
Meaning:

A hamlet near Farringdon, county of Berks.

The variation of the Wadlaw. See Wardlaw - An ancient parish, merged in that of Kirk-hill, county of Inverness.

One who came from Wadley, i.e., Wada's meadow, in Berkshire.

Wadley is variant of Wardlow. One who came from Wardlow, i.e., watch hill or slope, in Derbyshire.

A variant form of Waddilove. The personal name written in Domesday Wadel and Wadhels, is also varied to Wadelo, which may be the source of this surname.

The Wadley is a variation of Wardlaw. An ancient parish, merged in that of Kirk-hill, county of Inverness.

Variant of Wardley. A parish in county of Rutland.

How popular is Wadley?

Wadley is common in United States, England, Australia, Wales, Canada.

Wadley is ranked 69472 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wadleys grew by 10.28 per cent to 3968 since 2000 and ranked 8342 after elevating 95 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 53.88 56.78
Black 39.29 38.1
Others 2.87 2.11
Hispanic or Latino 2.24 1.33
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.34 1.33
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.38 0.33
Wadley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Guernsey lie ahead in terms of density. Around 7133 people have been found who wears Wadley as their family name. Wadley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Wadley:
8,116 United States5,187
Countries with hundreds of Wadley:
7,181 England917
5,396 Australia639
2,433 Wales135
32,292 Canada103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,843 New Zealand62
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
82,821 South Africa32
310,277 Thailand21
15,763 Scotland15

Wadley Namesakes

  • Trevor Wadley, South African electrical engineer
  • Veronica Wadley,

Wadley Namesakes

  • Trevor Wadley, South African electrical engineer
  • Veronica Wadley,

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