Byden Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Byden Surname Definition:

BIDUN: Walter de Bydun witnessed King David's gift of Rindelgros (i.e. Rhind in Perthshire) to the Abbey of Reading c. 1143—47 (May, 1). He or a succeeding Walter appears several times as chancellor of Scotland between c. 1165 and 1178, and as a witness to royal charters (Scon, 18; Kelso, 404; REG.

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Byden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Bydén (81) are calculated separately.

Byden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BIDUN: Walter de Bydun witnessed King David's gift of Rindelgros (i.e. Rhind in Perthshire) to the Abbey of Reading c. 1143—47 (May, 1). He or a succeeding Walter appears several times as chancellor of Scotland between c. 1165 and 1178, and as a witness to royal charters (Scon, 18; Kelso, 404; REG., p. 36; REM., p. 454, etc.). A twelfth century pedigree of the family is given in Pipe Roll Society Publications, vol. xxxv, p. xliii.

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

Byden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Byden is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Bydén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Byden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Byden are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 29 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 2,249,642. In Australia Byden is most common in: New South Wales, where 50 percent are found, Queensland, where 33 percent are found and Tasmania, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Australia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent are found and Sweden, where 17 percent are found.

Byden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Byden has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Byden surname contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bydén9381/
Boyden914,755/
Bayden91182/
Beyden9154/
Byoden912/
Buyden911/
Baysden83528/
Baydenk83107/
Boeyden8366/
Biden801,514/
Beden801,060/
Wyden80305/
Vyden8035/
Bydin8024/
Bydyn805/
Baydn802/
Bydne801/
Baiden7327,300/
Baydin732,939/
Beeden73386/
Bedenk73286/
Weyden73162/
Bedden73162/
Beydin73141/
Beaden73131/
Buydin73129/
Bideen7388/
Bedeng7387/
Beiden7370/
Bidden7365/
Bedien7354/
Bøjden7352/
Bident7344/
Woyden7340/
Besden7336/
Beuden7336/
Wayden7325/
Byding7323/
Bideng7323/
Wydeen7321/
Bheden7315/
Bhiden7313/
Bydina7311/
Boiden739/
Voyden739/
Vayden738/
Bydyna737/
Bedeen737/
Veyden736/
Boydin735/
Bideun733/
Baydyn733/
Vuyden733/
Baydem732/
Bedenc732/
Beydyn732/
Hbeden731/
Wyhden731/
Betden731/
Bedent731/
Boydem731/
Bajden731/
Bidien731/
Bojden730/
Bieden730/
Bisden730/
Bedeun730/
Baydenova7142/
Baisden673,983/
Baydina672,390/
Bedenne67217/
Beydina67130/
Buydina67120/
Bidenne6761/
Baydyna6753/
Baydinc6739/
Bydnova6728/
Baideng6726/
Beydion6711/
Bidn6711/
Boyding678/
Bøyding674/
Bayding674/
Bedn672/
Boisden672/
Beideng672/
Beisden671/
Baideen671/
Beydyna671/
Baidaen671/
Beddien671/
Bedehen670/

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