Wilder is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wilder
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

Lastname Wilder is variant of Wyld. See Wild - 1. Rude, uncultivated, rustic; like the French Le Sauvage. It may rank among the earliest of our surnames - one Ulric Wilde being a Domesday tenant. 2. A hamlet in Berkshire
Le Wyld in Hundred Rolls.

Variant of the Wild. 1. Rude, uncultivated, rustic; like the French Le Sauvage. It may rank among the earliest of our surnames - one Ulric Wilde being a Domesday tenant. 2. A hamlet in Berkshire.

Dweller in a forest; descendant of Wealdhere meaning "powerful, army".

Wilder is a variation of Wilde. One who came from Wild or Wyld meaning "trick," in Berkshire; dweller on a wasteland.

Variant of Wilt. Descendant of Williahard meaning "resolution, brave".

Surname is variant of Wilde. The savage.

How popular is Wilder?

Wilder is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, Germany, Israel, South Africa.

Wilder is ranked 12202 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wilder bearers increased by 3.31 per cent in 2010 US census to 31018 since 2000, the surname slipped by 64 spots and ranked at 1131. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.05 69.88
Black 26.33 25.74
Others 2.24 1.7
Hispanic or Latino 2.17 1.65
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.74 0.63
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.4
Wilder is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies its United States provenence. Around 46054 people have been found who wears Wilder as their family name. Wilder is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wilder:
1,043 United States41,904
Countries with thousands of Wilder:
5,767 England1,217
Countries with hundreds of Wilder:
5,769 Canada778
6,350 Australia527
23,220 Germany397
4,528 Israel267
40,799 South Africa108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,272 Argentina97
8,747 New Zealand82
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,292 Chile47
124,004 Brazil45
6,223 Wales43
198,221 Russia35
243,257 Thailand34
30,255 Austria33
11,471 Dominican Republic31
9,690 Scotland31
41,070 Belgium30
27,985 Mexico27
46,580 Czechia26
17,947 Denmark25
30,474 Sweden23
213,627 France20
14,490 Colombia16
37,235 Hungary15
18,211 Singapore13
37,411 Norway12
78,311 Netherlands11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
36,710 Croatia9
11,581 Ghana9
138,864 Poland8
238,248 Philippines7
9,437 Panama7
77,571 Switzerland6
36,458 Peru6
6,792 Guatemala6
1,433 South Korea6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 22 years old workman Pat Wilder who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on April 10, 1846 by Devonshire put out from Liverpool. Thoms Wilder, aged 15, Catherine Wilder (20) Workwoman, Workman John Wilder, are other Wilder that migrated to US.

From Germany

Jean Wilder was 17 years old when he migrated to United States on December 28, 1854. He lived in Germany and took Boston from Halifax. 32 years old Emmy Wilder, 36 years old Julius Wilder, 20 years old Georg Wilder, 7 years old John Wilder, 33 years old John Wilder, 5 years old Joseph Wilder, Maria Wilder, 25 years old Carl Wilder, and 27 other Wilder around 47.06% of whom were farmer while others worked as tailor and baker, laborer, spinster migrated to US.

Wilder Namesakes

  • Cherry Wilder, New Zealand science fiction and fantasy writer
  • Raymond Louis Wilder, American mathematician
  • Burt Green Wilder, American comparative anatomist
  • Oshea Wilder, early pioneer to southwest Michigan
  • Craig Steven Wilder, professor of American history at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Philip van Wilder, Franco-Flemish lutenist and composer
  • Effie Wilder, American homemaker and author
  • Michael Wilder, American chess grandmaster and a J.D graduate of the University of Michigan
  • Abel Carter Wilder, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Jesse Wilder, American musician from Orange County, California
  • Billy Wilder, American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist
  • Thornton Wilder, American playwright and novelist
  • Douglas Wilder, American lawyer and politician
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder, American writer
  • Gene Wilder, American actor, screenwriter, director, producer
  • John Shelton Wilder, American politician
  • Almanzo Wilder, husband of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the father of Rose Wilder Lane
  • Alan Wilder, English musician, composer
  • Matthew Wilder, American singer, songwriter, and record producer
  • William Wilder, representative from Massachusetts
  • Charlotte Wilder, American poet and the eldest sister of author Thornton Wilder
  • James Wilder, James Curtis Wilder Sr
  • Alec Wilder, American composer
  • John T. Wilder, colonel
  • Chris Wilder, English former professional footballer
  • Philip Wilder, American counter-tenor and business manager best
  • Robert Wilder,
  • Webb Wilder, American rock & roll singer, guitarist and actor
  • Deontay Wilder, American professional boxer
  • Latisha Wilder, professional figure competitor

Wilder Namesakes

  • Cherry Wilder, New Zealand science fiction and fantasy writer
  • Raymond Louis Wilder, American mathematician
  • Burt Green Wilder, American comparative anatomist
  • Oshea Wilder, early pioneer to southwest Michigan
  • Craig Steven Wilder, professor of American history at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Philip van Wilder, Franco-Flemish lutenist and composer
  • Effie Wilder, American homemaker and author
  • Michael Wilder, American chess grandmaster and a J.D graduate of the University of Michigan
  • Abel Carter Wilder, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Jesse Wilder, American musician from Orange County, California
  • Billy Wilder, American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist
  • Thornton Wilder, American playwright and novelist
  • Douglas Wilder, American lawyer and politician
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder, American writer
  • Gene Wilder, American actor, screenwriter, director, producer
  • John Shelton Wilder, American politician
  • Almanzo Wilder, husband of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the father of Rose Wilder Lane
  • Alan Wilder, English musician, composer
  • Matthew Wilder, American singer, songwriter, and record producer
  • William Wilder, representative from Massachusetts
  • Charlotte Wilder, American poet and the eldest sister of author Thornton Wilder
  • James Wilder, James Curtis Wilder Sr
  • Alec Wilder, American composer
  • John T. Wilder, colonel
  • Chris Wilder, English former professional footballer
  • Philip Wilder, American counter-tenor and business manager best
  • Robert Wilder,
  • Webb Wilder, American rock & roll singer, guitarist and actor
  • Deontay Wilder, American professional boxer
  • Latisha Wilder, professional figure competitor

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