Wild Family History

Wild Surname Meaning

English: from Middle English wilde ‘wild violent’ (Old English wilde) hence a nickname for a man of violent and undisciplined character or a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of overgrown uncultivated land (from Middle English wilde (noun) ‘wild place wasteland’).

English: variant of Wile with excrescent -d.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): cognate of 1 above from Middle High German wilde, wilt, German wild ‘wild’ also used in the sense ‘strange foreign’ and therefore in some cases a nickname for an incomer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Wind, Wald, Wilde, Will, Wold, Wied, Lind, Bird, Wilk, Hild

483K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
36K	Military Records
27K	Immigration Records
237K	Census and Voter Lists
335K	Member Trees

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Where is the Wild family from?

You can see how Wild families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wild family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Wild families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 4,904 Wild families living in Lancashire. This was about 42% of all the recorded Wild's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Wild families in 1891.

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What did your Wild ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Wild. 9% of Wild men worked as a General labourer and 66% of Wild women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wild were Retired and Private means.

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General labourer

Incapacitated

Cotton spinner

Retired

Unpaid domestic duties

66%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Private means

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Census Record

There are 237K census records available for the last name Wild. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Wild census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 27K immigration records available for the last name Wild. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 36K military records available for the last name Wild. For the veterans among your Wild ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Wild lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Wild life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Wild in 1940 was 59, and 77 in 2004.

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Wild Surname Meaning

English: variant of Wile with excrescent -d.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Wild family from?

What did your Wild ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Incapacitated

Cotton spinner

Retired

Unpaid domestic duties

66%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Private means

What Wild family records will you find?

What is the average Wild lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Wild life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Wild in 1940 was 59, and 77 in 2004.

Wild Family History

Wild Surname Meaning

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Wild Surname Meaning

1 million record(s) for Wild

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Where is the Wild family from?

What did your Wild ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Wild family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Wild lifespan?

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