The Wildman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,678 people carried this name — #7,151 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,540 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Wildman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘wild man’.

An early record he cites: Willelmus Wyldman, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 814 · public domain.

In print

Wildman in American newspapers,
1899–1904.

Newspaper page from The Rice Belt Journal carrying the name Wildman
The Rice Belt Journal 1904-05-27
Newspaper page from Daily Inter Mountain carrying the name Wildman
Daily Inter Mountain 1901-02-23
Newspaper page from Weekly Union carrying the name Wildman
Weekly Union 1899-08-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 35,996 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wildman in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

6,057 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wildman. The most, 1,139, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,352
Queensland 1,629
Victoria 812
South Australia 721
Western Australia 338
Tasmania 185
ACT (Canberra) 10
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wildman.

Who carried it

People named Wildman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Wildman
    John Wildman 1621–1693 · politician
  • Thomas Wildman
    Thomas Wildman 1787–1859 · military officer
  • John Wildman d. 1710 · politician
  • Thomas Wildman 1734–1781 · writer
  • Thomas Wildman 1740–1795 · solicitor
  • James Wildman 1747–1816 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wildman,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States658 records

658 records of the Wildman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 222
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 193
  • Other U.S. records 243
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Orval A. Wildman

    Born 1913 in Indiana. Enlisted 1941 at Louisville, Kentucky; driver from Jefferson County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1998, buried at Dupont Cemetery, Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Lynn Wildman

    Born 1946; from Cleveland, Ohio. U.S. Marine Corps, m60a1 tank crewman; killed in action 1966 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record David Wildman

    Arrived at New York in 1888 aboard the City of Chicago from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 42; tailor. From Hamburg, Poland, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 658 records for Wildman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia176 records

176 records of the Wildman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 90
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 33
  • Other Australian records 53
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Wildman

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Clyde, sailing from Portsmouth in 1830. Native of Walworth, Surrey.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Wildman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Earl of Derby, aged 47; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles A. Wildman

    Mining manager of Warburton, Victoria; died 1895.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 176 records for Wildman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada20 records

20 records of the Wildman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 9
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Robert Wildman

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private; of St. Mary, Jamaica, British West Indies.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Geo Wildman

    Came to Ontario in 1879 aboard the Nestorian, landing at Quebec, bound for Clifton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alice Mabel Wildman

    Died 1961; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 20 records for Wildman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom17 records

17 records of the Wildman name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 12
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  • Welsh wills index cards 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Samuel Wildman

    Will proved in 1940; of Padeswood, Flint.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph Wildman

    Buried in 1853 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 84.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Wildman

    Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Wildman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands17 records

17 records of the Wildman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 15
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elisabeth Wildman

    Married in 1855 in Amsterdam; domestic servant.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Walraad Wildman

    Buried in 1790 in Heusden.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Ludewina Wildman

    In the population register of Zaandam; born in Zaandijk.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Zaanstad (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Wildman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand10 records

10 records of the Wildman name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 5
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 3
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Stephen Wildman

    Died 1948, aged 69; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Beryl Wildman

    Born 1909, died 1998; buried at Kaiapoi Public Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Wildman

    Buried in 1916 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 65.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Wildman in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France2 records

2 records of the Wildman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Irene Doris Wildman

    Born 1920 in Great Britain; died 1994 in Neuvicq-le-Château (Charente-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Carl Herbert Wildman

    Born 1909 in Great Britain; died 2001 in Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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