Wardle Name Meaning: Habitational from places in Cheshire and Manchester when formerly known as Lancashire. Old english weard 'watch' + hyll 'hill'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and translates as the 'watch hill'. The first recorded spelling is that of 'William De Werdale',dated 1216.
Discover how your Wardle ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 299 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 258 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 172 |
| Essex | 10 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 3 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 518 |
| Leicestershire | 264 |
| Lincolnshire | 50 |
| London | 96 |
| Middlesex | 7 |
| Northumberland | 302 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 149 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 348 |
| Warwickshire | 46 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 41 |
| Yorkshire | 295 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 91 |
| Female Servant | 88 |
| Independent | 60 |
| Labourer | 56 |
| Farmer | 55 |
| Coal Miner | 48 |
| Cotton Weaver | 45 |
| Male Servant | 38 |
| Shoe Maker | 21 |
| Weaver | 21 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 21 |
| Silk Weaver | 20 |
| Dress Maker | 17 |
| Collier | 16 |
| Cotton Spinner | 11 |
| Joiner | 11 |
| Tailor | 11 |
| Silk | 10 |
| Silk Winder | 10 |
| Butcher | 9 |
| Brick Maker | 8 |
| Spinner | 8 |
| Blacksmith | 8 |
| Cotton Winder | 8 |
| Baker | 7 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wardle | 2,953 |
| John Wardle | 2,852 |
| William Wardle | 2,521 |
| Thomas Wardle | 2,029 |
| Elizabeth Wardle | 1,736 |
| Sarah Wardle | 1,686 |
| James Wardle | 1,461 |
| George Wardle | 1,321 |
| Joseph Wardle | 1,215 |
| Ann Wardle | 953 |
| Jane Wardle | 837 |
| Hannah Wardle | 767 |
| Robert Wardle | 723 |
| Annie Wardle | 660 |
| Henry Wardle | 622 |
| Alice Wardle | 617 |
| Margaret Wardle | 576 |
| Samuel Wardle | 501 |
| Emma Wardle | 486 |
| Charles Wardle | 471 |
| Eliza Wardle | 465 |
| Ellen Wardle | 459 |
| Martha Wardle | 450 |
| Arthur Wardle | 428 |
| Edward Wardle | 378 |