Dearden Surname

80,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dearden Surname Definition:

George Durden, of Loveclough, 1640: Wills at Chester.

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Dearden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1771:17,5382,525
United States1,7001:213,21120,813
Australia4301:62,7817,566
Canada2871:128,38213,382
Wales1521:20,3592,157
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Scotland751:71,3845,479
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
France211:3,162,987209,042
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9051:8,3911,273
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales131:120,6475,000
Isle of Man81:6,784664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:267,12121,813

Dearden (21) may also be a first name.

Dearden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dearden,' or 'Duerden,' or 'Durden.' The precise spot seems to be Dearden, near Edenfield, Bury, Lancashire The surname clung for a long time to the immediate district, as will be seen from the subjoined references:

George Durden, of Loveclough, 1640: Wills at Chester.

Robert Durden, of Whitefield, 1646: ibid.

Edward Duerden, of Castleton, 1631: ibid.

Elizabeth Dearden, of Middleton, 1630: ibid.

Thomas Dearden was rector of Bury, 1599: Baines' Lancashire.

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

(English) belonging to Dearden = the Deer-Valley [Middle English deer, Old English deór, a wild animal, deer + Middle English dene, Old English denu, a valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Evidently local, perhaps from a place so called near Edenfield in Bury, co. Lancaster. "The ancient and modern pronunciation of the name by the natives of Lancashire is Du-er-den," which Cowell, with fanciful ingenuity, interprets "a thicket of wood in a valley:" See B.L.G. The Deardens of Rochdale Manor claim descent from Elias de Duerden, temp. Hen. VI., but so early as the thirteenth century the name of Durden, Durdent, or Duredent is variously applied to a certain knight who may have been a progenitor of the family.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A corruption of Du—er—den, as still pronounced by the natives of Lancashire, England, where branches of the family reside, and which signifies, "A thicket of wood in a valley.""Doir—den."

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Dearden, in one form or another, is an old name in the parish of Rochdale, where it was well established during the 16th century (F.) and where it still remains. In 1823 Rochdale manor came into the possession of James Dearden, a Rochdale man, who was descended from Elias de Duerden in the reign of Henry VI. (W. W. and L.). Abel Deurden was a Rochdale lawyer in the time of Charles II.; and Robert Deardend was churchwarden of Holme in 1793 (W. W.). In the 13th century Duredent or Durdent was a Derbyshire name, and there were a few of the name in Bucks (H. R.). Dearden is a place near Edenfield, Bury, in Lancashire (L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Dearden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dearden is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dearden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,144th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,198,412 people. The last name Dearden occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Dearden are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles. Dearden is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 21 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 3,177 people, or 1 in 17,538. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 21 percent reside, Lancashire, where 11 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Besides England Dearden occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Dearden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dearden has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 904 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dearden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dearden surname is chiefly Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dearden last name are 18.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dearden earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.38% more than the national average, earning R 305,088 per year; in United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $53,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dejarden9366/
Deharden933/
Darden9218,191/
Derden92906/
Duerden862,039/
Daerden86451/
Dardeen86195/
Dierden8641/
Deurden864/
Dardden861/
Dardaen861/
Deorden861/
D'Arden861/
Dharden861/
Darduen861/
Dardien861/
Dahrden861/
Deardin861/
Dairden860/
Daurden860/
Deardem860/
Deerden860/
Dardn8311/
Dardenne805,843/
Dejardin804,747/
Dehardin801/
Dejardem800/
Dejerden800/
Dirden77613/
Dardin77209/
Derdin7755/
Dardem7726/
Dreden7713/
Derdyn7711/
Dyrden776/
Derdeń771/
Dardne770/
D'ardenne7582/
Derdenova758/
Deijardin751/
Dardengue751/
Dredden71188/
Darding71174/
Darduin71122/
Duirden7144/
Duerdin7141/
Dardion7119/
Djardin7113/
Dhirden7110/
Djardem719/
Derdina717/
Dardnne715/
Dardina713/
Derduin712/
Derdyna712/
Dujardn711/
Dardeem711/
Derding711/
Dgardin711/
Derdijn711/
Dourden710/
Deordin710/
Dairdin710/
Dujardin6716,603/
Dourdent67103/
Déjardin6791/
Dujardyn6756/
Dirdienė6738/
Dardinne6738/
Dégardin6721/
Derdinne6713/
Dajardin672/
Diyardin671/
Dyardina671/
Diardina671/
Dijardin671/
Djourden671/
Deyerdin670/
Dejordin670/

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