Cogdon Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cogdon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cogdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:384,26226,878
Australia511:529,32739,816
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cogdon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cogdon is found most frequently in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cogdon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cogdon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cogdon is the 1,101,507th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Cogdon occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Cogdon live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 384,262. In England Cogdon is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 55 percent reside, West Sussex, where 8 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Barring England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Cogdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cogdon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cogdon surname increased 259 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Congdon927,135/
Chogdon92410/
Cougdon920/
Conhgdon862/
Sogdon833/
Cogdan833/
Kogdon831/
Cocdon831/
Kongdon7728/
Jogdond772/
Cangdon771/
Congdun771/
Congdan771/
Jogdong771/
Cungdon770/
Caugdon770/
Khongdon71156/
Djogdoun711/
Chagdoun711/
Jagdon67681/
Cagdan67203/
Chougdane67136/
Sagdon6796/
Cugdan6742/
Jogdan676/
Zogdan675/
Chagdoune673/
Zagdon672/
Sogdan671/
Kogdan671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cogdon
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