Archdeacon Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Archdeacon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the archdeacon.' The name still survives, and not long ago I saw it over a hatter's shop. 'Daniel Archdeacon was recommended to the king for his services, 1610': State Papers, 1623-5. Quite recently some members of the Archdeacon family have adopted the mediaeval Arcedekne, 'not wisely, but too well.

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Archdeacon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
England1001:557,18134,216
Australia491:550,93340,757
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
France91:7,380,302306,885
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland671:66,1174,992
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Archdeacon (12) may also be a first name.

Archdeacon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the archdeacon.' The name still survives, and not long ago I saw it over a hatter's shop. 'Daniel Archdeacon was recommended to the king for his services, 1610': State Papers, 1623-5. Quite recently some members of the Archdeacon family have adopted the mediaeval Arcedekne, 'not wisely, but too well.'

William de le Archdeacon, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Johannes Archedeken et uxor, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas le Arsdekene, Hertfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Ercedekne, Suffolk, ibid.

Richard l'Ercedekne.

1751. Married — John Archdeacon and Mary Williamson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1786. Peter Archdeacon and Ann Clark: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An eminent Cornish family in the XIV. cent. wrote themselves Archdekne. The cognate name Archidiacre occurs in France, from which country the English family would appear to have migrated, since three cheverons form the main feature of the arms of both families, as well as of another English family named Archidecknie.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stephen Archidiaconus, Robert Fitz-Bernard A., John A. occur in Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Hubert A. in 1198 (Ib.). Anchetil A. held lands in Kent, 1086 (Domesd.). Walter A. in 1180 was of Oxford (Rot. Pip.), and 1165 held lands of ancient enfeoffment, Berks (Liber Niger), as did Roger A. in Norfolk, and Robert A. in York. Stephen A. of Normandy witnessed the charter of Henry II. to Dunbrody Abbey (Mon. ii. 1028). Sir Thomas le Ercedekne was c. 1300 of Cornwall and Devon.

— The Norman People (1874)

From the office.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Archdeacon Demographics

Archdeacon Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 67 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Archdeacon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Archdeacon Come From? nationality or country of origin

Archdeacon occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Archdeacon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Archdeacon is the 534,813th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,085,482 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Archdeacon live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Archdeacon is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 12 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 334 people, or 1 in 1,085,206. In The United States Archdeacon is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent are found, Ohio, where 17 percent are found and New York, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Archdeacon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Archdeacon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Archdeacon last name expanded 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 49 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Archdeacon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Archdeacon surname are 6.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Archdeacon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 214.53% more than the national average, earning R 747,432 per year; in United States they earn 22.13% more than the national average, earning $52,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.75% more than the national average, earning $74,896 CAD per year.

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