Wild is a family name with a history dating back to the middle ages in Europe. Wild was originally from Anglo-Saxon origins. The earliest presence of the surname was found in 1474 from the county of Kent in the UK. The word Wild is thought to have derived from a Anglo-Saxon term.
Wild is the 1669th most common surname in the world. In the UK alone there are 88623 people with the surname Wild. Norfolk currently holds the greatest density of people with the surname Wild. An early eighteenth century Wild was noted as liking a drink after police allegedly threw him out of no less than five watering holes in one evening. Members of the Wild family were involved in the Second world war.
Some of the more famous Wild's are: