I'm researching my roots, particularly in the direction of my mom's maiden name Wilde. I heard all sort of things, that it's English, Irish, Jewish, etc.
The information I got:
Marion Schmidt, maiden name Wildem born in Telgte/Germany, moved to Bremen/Germany during early adolescence.
Emma Wilde, mother of Marion Schmidt (Wilde) lives in Telgte/Germany, at some point also in Cologne/Germany and eventually in Bremen/Germany
Julius Wilde, must be born somewhere at the end of 1800, father of Emma Wilde, lives in Bremen, possibly other living places not known, was in a French prison during some war for some time.
From an inheritance case years back, I know that I'm supposed to have family spread across the globe, so everything is possible. The lawyer talked about America, South Africa, and even Australia.