as a Last Name
- 8,054
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Wild
Meaning & Origins
English: from Middle English wild ‘wild’, ‘uncontrolled’ (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.
| 3,830th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 8,054
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Wild per capita
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