Cuerden Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Cuerden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cuerden,' a township in the parish of Leyland, Lancashire.

'Richard Kuerden, M.D., physician and antiquary, was the son of Gilbert Kuerden, of Kuerden, near Preston, and born about 1620': Baines' Lancashire.

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Cuerden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3191:174,66515,923
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Canada411:898,67368,969
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Australia291:930,88655,860
Wales211:147,35910,403
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:136,94012,480
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Cuerden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cuerden,' a township in the parish of Leyland, Lancashire.

'Richard Kuerden, M.D., physician and antiquary, was the son of Gilbert Kuerden, of Kuerden, near Preston, and born about 1620': Baines' Lancashire.

Elizabeth Cuerden, of Cuerden, 1601: Wills at Chester.

John Cuerden. of Cuerden, 1604: ibid.

Thomas Cuerden, of Walton-in-the-Dale, 1608: ibid.

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

Cuerden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cuerden is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuerden? popularity and diffusion

Cuerden is the 596,518th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. The surname Cuerden occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Cuerden reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Cuerden is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 174,665. In England it is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 35 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 18 percent reside and Cheshire, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Cuerden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cuerden has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cuerden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cuerden last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cuerden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.71% more than the national average, earning R 434,184 per year; in United States they earn 30.52% more than the national average, earning $56,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $44,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suerden8651/
Courden8617/
Guerden868/
Coerden861/
Courdent80244/
Courdien801/
Cowerden800/
Kurden7793/
Curdén776/
Guerdin71334/
Courdin71268/
Guerdem7130/
Suerdin713/
Sverden712/
Quorden712/
Kourden711/
Keirden711/
Kyerden711/
Guirden711/
Kearden710/
Keireden679/
Courding671/
Keyreden671/

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