Wildt: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Wildt is how some branches of the Wild family came to write their name. The family name meaning is “Wild, untamed”, the same as for Wild.

• Records show Wildt as one of the forms Wild took over time.
• You may also find the name written Wilde and Wildner.

Wildt coat of arms

Arms linked to Wild and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Wildt family name pack.