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There are approximately 17,039 people named Wild in the UK. That makes it the 590th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 270 are named Wild.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


Related and similar surnames

Wyld
Wilde
Wylde
Wilda
Wildes
Wilday
Wilden
Wilder
Wildee
Whild
Whilde
Wildea
Wildah
Wildew
Wilddes
Whyld
Whilds
Whildo
Wilded
Wildas
Wildaye
Wiald
Wildeh
Whylde
Wildau
Whildy
Whildes
Wildeis

The Wild surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WILD. WILDE. 1. Rude, uncultivated, rustic ; like the Fr. Le Sauvage. It may rank among the earliest of our surnames — one Ulric AVilde being a Domesday tenant. 2. A hamlet in Berkshire.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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