The Wild surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 8,091 people carried this name — #4,030 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,300 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,737 people named Wild live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 588 people named Wild.
40 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
182 people named Wild have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 225 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wild.
- Wies 469 · U.S. census
- Wiesen 874 · U.S. census
- Wieser 1,595 · U.S. census
- Wiest 3,442 · U.S. census
- Wilbert 2,850 · U.S. census
- Wilczynski 1,422 · U.S. census
- Wildermuth 1,654 · U.S. census
- Wilhelm 19,664 · U.S. census
- Wilk 5,662 · U.S. census
- Wilke 7,841 · U.S. census
- Wilkinson 52,483 · U.S. census
- Will 13,177 · U.S. census
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