Foden Surname

157,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Foden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Foden,' now Foden Bank, in the township of Sutton, parish of Prestbury, Cheshire. This surname is well represented in Cheshire and Lancashire.

1563. Married — Phillip Fowden and Katherine Broke: Prestbury Church, Cheshire.

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Foden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6201:34,3944,537
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Australia2421:111,55212,427
Canada2301:160,19816,186
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
Wales751:41,2604,005
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Scotland231:232,77511,829
France111:6,038,429280,838
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Malta41:107,5681,849
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3231:18,4242,656
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Foden (15) may also be a first name.

Foden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Foden,' now Foden Bank, in the township of Sutton, parish of Prestbury, Cheshire. This surname is well represented in Cheshire and Lancashire.

1563. Married — Phillip Fowden and Katherine Broke: Prestbury Church, Cheshire.

1568. — Hugh Fowdon, or Foden, and Margery Stubbs: ibid.

1592. Robert Fowden, of Warford: Wills at Chester.

1613. John Foden, of Sutton, Cheshire: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Foden (Chesh.) [Old English denu, a valley: the first element prob. represents a personal name such as Focga or Folca]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Foden Last Name Facts

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

Foden is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 157,883rd most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,631,833 people. Foden occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Foden reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename in the world, held by 15 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 1,620 people, or 1 in 34,394. In England Foden is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 16 percent reside, Cheshire, where 15 percent reside and Lancashire, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Foden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foden has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Foden surname increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 938 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 767 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Foden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Foden surname are 4.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Foden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.84% more than the national average, earning R 520,044 per year; in United States they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $47,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.75% less than the national average, earning $47,321 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fodden91153/
Fooden9126/
Fodeng9110/
Foeden917/
Fodeen914/
Foiden912/
Fouden912/
Fosden910/
Foodeen836/
Foidien831/
Faden802,926/
Voden80234/
Feden80111/
Fuden80101/
Fodin8099/
Fodem8053/
Fodne8019/
Foodn801/
Fadden732,879/
Vodden73965/
Fedden73247/
Foding7379/
Vohden7371/
Fodina7359/
Fedeen7354/
Fahden7342/
Foddin7330/
Futden7324/
Foudin7321/
Faaden7317/
Vouden7311/
Fudeng736/
Vhoden735/
Vooden735/
Fadien733/
Fodyna732/
Fudeen732/
Feeden732/
Fadeen732/
Fadeng732/
Phoden732/
Foodin732/
Fadaen731/
Fosdin731/
Fotdem731/
Fademn731/
Fetden730/
Pfaden730/
Fohdin730/
Voiden730/
Fooddin674/
Phooden673/
Fousdin673/
Foiding673/
Vodn673/
Fadenne672/
Foudina672/
Voddien672/
Fouding671/
Faudent671/
Phouden671/
Fadn671/
Fudn671/
Fuddeen671/
Fedn671/
Fhahden671/
Faddien670/
Faasden670/

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