Carden Surname
Approximately 15,041 people bear this surname
Carden Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian + English) belonging to Carden = the Moss or Marsh Dell [Middle English and Scot. car, ker, Old Norse Marr, a moss, &c. + Middle English den(e, Old English denu, a dell, valley]
Carden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,634 | 1:31,155 | 3,878 |
| England | 1,788 | 1:31,162 | 4,168 |
| Australia | 853 | 1:31,648 | 4,209 |
| Scotland | 116 | 1:46,154 | 4,115 |
| New Zealand | 105 | 1:43,127 | 7,159 |
| Ireland | 100 | 1:47,089 | 3,474 |
| Wales | 68 | 1:45,508 | 4,331 |
| Argentina | 61 | 1:700,712 | 48,077 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 157 | 1:28,216 | 2,935 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 604 | 1:40,357 | 5,128 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,619 | 1:31,018 | 3,743 |
The alternate forms: Cardeñ (13) are calculated separately.
Carden (248) may also be a first name.
Carden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian + English) belonging to Carden = the Moss or Marsh Dell [Middle English and Scot. car, ker, Old Norse Marr, a moss, &c. + Middle English den(e, Old English denu, a dell, valley]
William Cardon or Cardun appears in the Domesd. of Essex, as one of the homines of Geoffrey de Magnaville. A township in Cheshire bears the name of Carden.
Local. Assumed from the manor of Cawarden or Carden, near Chester, in England.
In some cases an English local name, also a form of Cardon. Ralph, Richard, Robert, Paganus Cardon, or Cardun, were of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). William Cardun held lands in Essex in 1086. In 1165 the family was seated in Hants, Norfolk, Beds, and Lincoln (Liber Niger); temp. John in Bucks; and 1325, Adam Cardun wasM.P. for Notts. Hence the Baronets Carden.
Carden Demographics
Carden Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Carden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Carden (Arabic: كاردن) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Cardeñ. For other potential spellings of Carden click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carden? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,157th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 484,512 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Carden live; 78 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 566,287th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 248 people.
Carden is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,634 people, or 1 in 31,155. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 12 percent live, Alabama, where 11 percent live and Tennessee, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 54 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Carden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Carden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carden last name increased 719 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 464 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 36 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carden Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States Carden are 21.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.31% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Carden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.99% less than the national average, earning R 21,408 per year; in United States they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning $43,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% more than the national average, earning $49,848 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Carden Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Carden in the Arabic language | ||
| كاردن | kardn | - |
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Carden Reference & Research
Carden of Molesey UK - Family history site of the Carden of Molesey family.
Carden One-name Study - A profile of the Carden surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Cardenas DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Carden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Cardenas FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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