Home>Name Popularity>William Wadford in the US

William Wadford

in the US

There are 5 people with the name "William Wadford" in the United States.

Top cities for this name

Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Wadford	35,575
William Wadford	6,087,373

is 2nd most common Robert
is 3rd most common James
is 4th most common Michael
is 5th most common David
is 6th most common William
is 7th most common Mary
is 8th most common Richard
is 9th most common Thomas
is 10th most common Joseph

is 35,571st most common Steinhilber
is 35,572nd most common Stolberg
is 35,573rd most common Teters
is 35,574th most common Tosto
is 35,575th most common Wadford
is 35,576th most common Wiehe
is 35,577th most common Yeargan
is 35,578th most common Armacost
is 35,579th most common Bonello

is 6,087,369th most common William Wabel
is 6,087,370th most common William Wachholder
is 6,087,371st most common William Wachowiak
is 6,087,372nd most common William Waddick
is 6,087,373rd most common William Wadford
is 6,087,374th most common William Wadland
is 6,087,375th most common William Wadsack
is 6,087,376th most common William Waers
is 6,087,377th most common William Waff

Choose a stateDistribution across the US

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois

Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana

Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island

South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

All States

Meaning & History

William

Wadford

(male) Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John, but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.

Short forms: Will, Bill.

Pet forms: Willy, Willie, Billy.

Cognates: Irish: Uilliam. Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam. Welsh: Gwilym. German: Wilhelm. Dutch: Willem. Scandinavian: Vilhelm. French: Guillaume. Spanish: Guilermo. Catalan: Guillem. Portuguese: Guilherme. Italian: Guglielmo. Czech: Vilém. Slovenian: Viljem. Hungarian: Vilmos. Lithuanian: Vilhelmas. Latvian: Vilhelms.