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Ardarn Surname Definition:

ARDERNE: Sir Alexander de Arderne swore fealty to Edward l at St. Andrews in 1291 (Bain, 11,508), and Robert Arderne, merchant of Scotland, petitioned for aid in 1427 (Bain, IV, 1014). From Arderne in Cheshire, England, where a family of the name existed early in the thirteenth century.

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Ardarn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Ardarn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ARDERNE: Sir Alexander de Arderne swore fealty to Edward l at St. Andrews in 1291 (Bain, 11,508), and Robert Arderne, merchant of Scotland, petitioned for aid in 1427 (Bain, IV, 1014). From Arderne in Cheshire, England, where a family of the name existed early in the thirteenth century.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

ARDERNE: "The traditionary account of the origin of this family is from Turchetil, son of Alwyn, officiary earl of Warwick, in the time of Edward the Confessor; which Turchetil succeeded his father, but being afterwards deprived of his earldom by William the Conqueror, retired to the woody part of the county, and assumed the name of Arderne or Arden." Banks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Ardernes are a very old and distinguished Cheshire family dating back to the 13th century: there are several branches, the Ardernes of Aldford, Alvanley, and Harden, being the main stock (O.). The name of De Ardern or De Arderne was in the 13th century dispersed over many parts of England, occurring in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Essex, and Somerset (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ardharn92343/
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Hardarnn861/
Gardharn861/
Ardern831,498/
Ardorn833/
Gardarina801/
Hardern77295/
Arderen776/
Arderin772/
Aardern771/
Ardorin771/
Ardornn770/
Hardorn770/
Hartdorn7140/
Gardhorn714/
Gordarin712/
Aardoorn711/
Harddern711/
Hardhorn710/
Harderin710/
Erdern671/
Hardhoorn671/
Hordern62792/
Erderen6212/
Erdoren629/
Erderin626/
Gordorn625/
Herdorn621/
Ordorne621/

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