How common is the last name Waddell?

20,000 people in the United States have the last name Waddell, about 1 in 14,945. It ranks #1,750 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WADDELL

#1,750

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
20,000
About
1 in 14,945
This common or more
46.2%
Who bears it

Of the 20,000 people with the last name Waddell, 78.3% reported their origin as White, 14% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Waddell

#1,748 Sepulveda · 20,005#1,749 Dugan · 20,002#1,751 Yee · 19,997#1,752 Venegas · 19,986

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Waddell, most common first.

#8,237 Waddle · 3,852#32,794 Wadel · 750#42,928 Waddill · 543#51,779 Wadell · 434#67,004 Waddel · 318

Also a first name

As a first name, Waddell ranks #29,411 of 53,615, with 301 people. See Waddell as a first name

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