Bawden Surname

72,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Bawden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Baldwin,' popularly, and under French influence, Bodin and Boden (v. Bawden); compare Godin for Godwin, which see.

Bodin de Langehull, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Bawden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2,2291:12,1111,765
United States1,8491:196,03019,332
England1,6171:34,4584,551
Canada2961:124,47813,021
New Zealand2541:17,8283,127
South Africa2541:213,29822,519
Wales431:71,9666,223
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Scotland171:314,93014,413
France141:4,744,480251,814
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Panama41:978,06412,245
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4661:16,6272,429
Isle of Man231:2,360290
Wales161:98,0264,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:161,99614,761

Bawden (21) may also be a first name.

Bawden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Baldwin,' popularly, and under French influence, Bodin and Boden (v. Bawden); compare Godin for Godwin, which see.

Bodin de Langehull, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Boyedinus de Gaunt, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Bodyn de Kant (London citizen), ibid.

Walter Bodin, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Dalliryver, d. Boden Moylle, 1588:

Reg. St. Columb Major.

Richow, d. of Boden Moylle, 1591: ibid.

Thomas, s. of Bawden Moylle, 1595: ibid.

Margaret Bowden, 1600: ibid.

(a) Local, 'of Bowden,' a parish in East Cheshire, near Altrincham.

1583. Thomas Boden, Derbyshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1504. John Boden, of Childer-Thornton, husbandman: Wills at Chester.

1694. Baptised — Thomas, s. of Bodwim Apps: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1568. John Bodenham, Hart Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

From the lands of Bowden in Roxburghshire."For a period of about two hundred years various persons of the same surname are witnesses to a number of charters These are not mentioned as holding lands in the parish, but would appear to have been kindly tenants of the monastery who took their name from the barony. The monks of different periods were in the practice of sub-letting the lands of the barony, and some of the lands, on whatever condition originally let, came at length to be held by the parties in hereditary right" (OPS., I, p. 288). Between c, 1200 and c. 1240 one or more individuals named Richard de Boulden witnessed charters by Cecilia de Molle, Symon Maulverer, etc. (Kelso, 148,151, 157,194). Master Richard de Bouldone, parson of the parish of Edilstone, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 212). William de Bolden was Abbot of Kelso in 1370 (Morton, p. 92), and in 1399 we have mention of the tenement of John de Bolden in Westerkelsow (Kelso, 522). About 1450 Andrew Boldane was a burgess of Arnbroath (RAA., II, 94). The name is also found in Edinburgh in the seventeenth century as Boudoun and Bowdoun (Edinb. Marr.).

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

The French Baudin-Baldwin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The B.'s were of Bowdon Hall, co. Derby, in the XV. cent. Yet they have a tradition that they are of Norman descent, and that the name was originally Bodin. In 1572 two protestant Walloons, Nich. and John Bowden, settled at Rye. Lansd. MS. 15. 70.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cornwall.

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

Bawden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bawden is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bawden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawden? popularity and diffusion

It is the 72,950th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,078,837 people. The last name Bawden is predominantly found in Oceania, where 37 percent of Bawden reside; 37 percent reside in Australasia and 37 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

Bawden is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 2,229 people, or 1 in 12,111. In Australia it is most numerous in: Victoria, where 38 percent live, South Australia, where 23 percent live and Queensland, where 16 percent live. Other than Australia this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and England, where 24 percent live.

Bawden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bawden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bawden last name expanded 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 269 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bawden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bawden last name are 14.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bawden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.41% more than the national average, earning R 404,952 per year; in United States they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $46,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.43% more than the national average, earning $70,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhawdeen861/
Bowden8362,478/
Bawdem835/
Bawdin835/
Bewden832/
Vawden831/
Bahawdeen801/
Bowdeen777/
Bowdden774/
Bowdoen773/
Bowfden771/
Bowdien770/
Bowdn730/
Bahawdin717/
Bowdin67179/
Babdin6729/
Bobden6714/
Bowdenová672/
Bowdem672/
Bahawddin671/
Vavden671/
Bevden670/
Bowdion6212/
Bowding628/
Bobdeen621/
Bahavdin571/
Bavdinova5323/
Vavdin508/
Bevdyn501/
Bafdim501/
Vabdin501/
Bobdin501/

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