Belden Surname

69,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,120 people bear this surname

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

Belden Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or near, a beautiful hill.

Belden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2241:58,2366,897
Papua New Guinea3031:26,9103,022
Mexico1271:977,37212,977
Solomon Islands861:6,7451,010
Canada761:484,81041,569
England671:831,61344,286
Norway551:93,49612,846
Turkey541:1,441,13757,155
Australia451:599,90442,958
Israel101:855,76354,181
Panama101:391,2268,067
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Laos41:1,647,081888
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9071:26,3343,237

Belden (1,855) may also be a first name.

Belden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or near, a beautiful hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Cornish British) The beautiful hill; or Beildin, the hill of Belus, a place of Druid—worship.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Belden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belden (Russian: Бельден) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 69,554th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,023,532 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Belden reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Belden is also the 176,881st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,855 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,224 people, or 1 in 58,236. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States Belden occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and Mexico, where 2 percent reside.

Belden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Belden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Belden last name grew 326 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Belden surname are 33.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.24% registered with the party.

The amount Belden earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning 299,593 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $45,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $52,879 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beldent92244/
Baelden92192/
Bellden927/
Beldden921/
Beldeen921/
Hbelden920/
Beulden920/
Boelden920/
Beldien920/
Beldn914/
Blden911/
Baelduen860/
Welden832,350/
Velden831,499/
Beldin83617/
Bilden83577/
Bülden8314/
Beldyn8313/
Beldem835/
Bylden834/
Bldien831/
Beldne831/
Beldenova8019/
Belding772,780/
Wellden77117/
Beldina77112/
Weelden7756/
Huelden7711/
Bildeng778/
Beldyna777/
Bildøen776/
Beldion773/
Veldoen772/
Builden772/
Weldenn771/
Voelden770/
Belldne770/
Bldng733/
Weldn731/
Bldin731/
Blėdienė7183/
Belldina7119/
Bildienė715/
Bhaeldin711/
Velthden711/
Beelding710/
Bellding710/
Wilden674,325/
Weldin67868/
Bildin67720/
Veldin67392/
Byldin67113/
Byldyn6787/
Vilden6750/
Beldinova6716/
Veldyn674/
Beldynova674/
Weldyn673/
Bildén673/
Wylden673/
Bildenova672/
Bldina672/
Wldeen672/
Veldenová671/
Beldim670/

Belden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belden in the Russian language
Бельденbelden-

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Belden Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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