Badenough Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Badenough Surname Definition:

These surnames, common in the shires of Aberdeen and Banff, are without doubt derived from the district of Badenoch in Inverness-shire. There were four proprietors of this name in the parish of Inverurie in 1464 (Inverurie, p. 119), and the name disappeared from the burgh roll only in the eighteenth century.

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Badenough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225

Badenough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

These surnames, common in the shires of Aberdeen and Banff, are without doubt derived from the district of Badenoch in Inverness-shire. There were four proprietors of this name in the parish of Inverurie in 1464 (Inverurie, p. 119), and the name disappeared from the burgh roll only in the eighteenth century. It was also an old surname in the parish of Oyne Patricius de Badynach or Badenach, common councillor in Aberdeen, 1435, 1439 (Guildry, p. 186), is probably Patrick of Badenoch who witnessed a deed of 1439 relating to land in Aberdeen (REA., I, p. 240), is probably the Patrick Baidyenach who held a land in Aberdeen in 1460 (RAA., II, 134), and two years later served on an assize in the same town (SCM., V, p. 22). Agnes Badjenocht held land in Aberdeen c. 1450 (REA., II, p. 298), and Matheus Baydenagh was a notary public in the diocese of Aberdeen in 1473 (RHM., II, 221). John Banzenacht burgess of Enrowre (Inverurie in Gairoch) appears in record in 1541 (REA., I, p. 418), John Bagenoch was commissioner to Parliament for Inverurie in 1621 (APS., IV p. 594), and Alexander Badonach was a member of Gartly Company of Volunteers in 1798 (Will, p. 24), and another Alexander Badenoch from King Edward was killed in the first Great War (Turriff). Old: Badzenocht, Badzenache, Baidienagh, Bangzie, Baidenach 1434 Badinoch 1669 Badyenoch 1664, Boidyenoch 1513.

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

BADENACH, Badenoch: These surnames, common in the shires of Aberdeen and Banff, are without doubt derived from the district of Badenoch in Inverness-shire. There were four proprietors of this name in the parish of Inverurie in 1464 (Inverurie, p. 119), and the name disappeared from the burgh roll only in the eighteenth century. It was also an old surname in the parish of Oyne Patricius de Badynach or Badenach, common councillor in Aberdeen, 1435, 1439 (Guildry, p. 186), is probably Patrick of Badenoch who witnessed a deed of 1439 relating to land in Aberdeen (REA., I, p. 240), is probably the Patrick Baidyenach who held a land in Aberdeen in 1460 (RAA., II, 134), and two years later served on an assize in the same town (SCM., V, p. 22). Agnes Badjenocht held land in Aberdeen c. 1450 (REA., II, p. 298), and Matheus Baydenagh was a notary public in the diocese of Aberdeen in 1473 (RHM., II, 221). John Banzenacht burgess of Enrowre (Inverurie in Gairoch) appears in record in 1541 (REA., I, p. 418), John Bagenoch was commissioner to Parliament for Inverurie in 1621 (APS., IV p. 594), and Alexander Badonach was a member of Gartly Company of Volunteers in 1798 (Will, p. 24), and another Alexander Badenoch from King Edward was killed in the first Great War (Turriff). Old: Badzenocht, Badzenache, Baidienagh, Bangzie, Baidenach 1434 Badinoch 1669 Badyenoch 1664, Boidyenoch 1513.

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

Badenough Last Name Facts

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

Badenough occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Badenough? popularity and diffusion

Badenough is the 14,316,765th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Badenough are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 100 percent live.

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