Budden Surname

83,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Budden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Budden,' i.e. Baldwin; v. Budd.

Ermegard Budun, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1582. John Budden (Dorset)t Merton Coli.: Reg- Univ. Oxf.

1597.

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Budden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6661:33,4444,420
United States1,5011:241,47823,063
Australia1,1281:23,9323,279
Canada9041:40,7585,081
New Zealand1371:33,0535,740
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Wales571:54,2904,971
India491:15,654,396253,566
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1131:21,9013,094
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

The alternate forms: Büdden (15) & Buddén (1) are calculated separately.

Budden (93) may also be a first name.

Budden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Budden,' i.e. Baldwin; v. Budd.

Ermegard Budun, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1582. John Budden (Dorset)t Merton Coli.: Reg- Univ. Oxf.

1597. Baptised — Katheryne. d. Clement Budden: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1632. Married — Simon Budden and Joane Hulberstay: Kensington Ch.

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

1 an assimilated form of Buckden, q.v.

2 a diminutive of Budd, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bodin or Boding, a prse-Domesd. name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ferguson derives these names from the Teutonic, bote, a messenger.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Boudain, Boudin; from the German, Budan; a personal name.

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

The Buddens owned property in Holwell, Cranbourne parish, in the reign of Elizabeth; and in the middle of last century there was a family of the name in the neighbouring village of Ashmore (H). At present the home of the name is in and around Wimborne, so that it would seem that it has only shifted some seven or eight miles in three centuries.

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

Budden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Budden (Hindi: बूदन, Marathi: बुडन) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Büdden or Buddén. For other potential spellings of Budden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Budden? popularity and diffusion

It is the 83,899th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,264,321 people. The surname Budden occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Budden reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Budden is also the 986,211th most common first name throughout the world, held by 93 people.

Budden is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,666 people, or 1 in 33,444. In England Budden is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 18 percent are found, Dorset, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Budden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Budden has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Budden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Budden last name are 19.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.19% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Budden earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.56% more than the national average, earning R 310,260 per year; in United States they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $44,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $47,689 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büdden9415/
Buddén941/
Buedden9211/
Buddeen9210/
Boudden927/
Baudden921/
Buddent921/
Buden91632/
Bodden8313,255/
Buddin833,652/
Bouden832,669/
Bauden83907/
Budeng83286/
Buduen8350/
Butden8349/
Budeen8341/
Beuden8336/
Buddem8320/
Budoen8315/
Buddne834/
Budaen833/
Vudden832/
Budien832/
Buddng831/
Budenn831/
Busden831/
Buuden831/
Budeun831/
Buyden831/
Buddhn831/
Bueden830/
Wudden830/
Budn802/
Budding772,233/
Bauddin77608/
Boddien77160/
Budienė77119/
Baudien7715/
Bouddin7712/
Buddina7710/
Bauduen779/
Baudeng775/
Boudenc774/
Buddinn773/
Bhuddin772/
Boddeen772/
Bouhden772/
Buduenn771/
Bausden771/
Beuddin771/
Vuddeen771/
Boudien771/
Boodden771/
Buddinq771/
Boudent771/
Baudent771/
Bhauden771/
Butdeng771/
Boudaen770/
Wuidden770/
Boden7319,923/
Budin7310,330/
Budín73603/
Budyn73437/
Budne7349/
Budem7328/
Budeń7315/
Butdn7313/
Boddn734/
Vuden733/
Budng732/
Budhn731/
Boudn731/
Budnk731/
Budén731/
Wuden730/
Buddingh71677/
Bahuddin71553/
Boudehen71268/
Boudenne71174/
Budenova7160/
Bhauddin7134/
Baudenne715/
Baudienė715/
Bouddina711/
Boudduin711/
Baudding711/
Bahauddin6728,719/
Baudin6713,835/
Boudin676,010/
Budina672,686/
Beudin67959/
Boddin67874/
Buding67419/
Booden67387/
Bodeen67366/
Bodien67293/
Wouden67280/
Buidin67271/
Budion67249/
Botden67180/
Vuddin67174/
Buydin67129/
Budyna6798/
Boudem6777/
Bhoden6753/
Wudeng6751/
Boudehent6743/
Budgin6739/
Boeden6732/
Vauden6727/
Bhiden6713/
Bhudin6713/
Buddim6713/
Budihn6713/
Buidyn6713/
Vouden6711/
Baudne6710/
Wuddin678/
Wodden676/
Boudehene676/
Boddyn674/
Wutden674/
Baudyn674/
Baudhn673/
Vuyden673/
Buduin673/
Boudehenn673/
Budynk672/
Baudín672/
Buddinova671/
Budennova671/
Budimn671/
Boudhn671/
Bhahuddin671/
Budnne671/
Vudent671/
Vudien671/
Busdin671/
Bódien671/
Boudyn671/
Boudne671/
Hbudin671/
Bieden670/
Buedin670/
Whuden670/

Budden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Budden in the Hindi language
बूदनbudana-
Budden in the Marathi language
बुडनbudana-

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