Congdon Surname

69,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Congdon Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Congdon (king's hill) in Cornwall.

Congdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4701:66,2637,737
England6351:87,7459,540
Australia4041:66,8217,958
Canada3891:94,71910,322
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
Ireland281:168,1767,397
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Wales151:206,30213,003
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5811:41,9545,292
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8911:26,5573,269

Congdon (13) may also be a first name.

Congdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Congdon (king's hill) in Cornwall.

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

From Congdon in South Petherwin. (There is Congdon Shop in North Hill.) From conna-den, the neck or promontory on the hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Cornwall.

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

Congdon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Congdon has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Congdon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,445th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,021,380 people. The last name Congdon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Congdon reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Congdon is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,470 people, or 1 in 66,263. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Congdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Congdon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 289 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 280 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Congdon Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Congdon surname are 11.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.19% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Congdon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.8% less than the national average, earning R 78,900 per year; in United States they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $45,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,769 CAD per year.

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Congdon Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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