Gurden Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gurden Surname Definition:

(French) belonging to Gourdon (France) [perh. Old French gourd, gord, a deep pool, fishpond + the diminutive suff. -on; gourd, contraction of cougourde, Latin cucurbita, a gourd]

Gurden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2681:207,90317,929
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Wales181:171,91811,581
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
France41:16,605,680368,153
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guyana11:762,22114,420
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Gürden (213) are calculated separately.

Gurden (100) may also be a first name.

Gurden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) belonging to Gourdon (France) [perh. Old French gourd, gord, a deep pool, fishpond + the diminutive suff. -on; gourd, contraction of cougourde, Latin cucurbita, a gourd]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gurden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurden (Hindi: गुरडेन, Russian: Гурден) is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered as a variant: Gürden. For other possible spellings of Gurden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurden? popularity and diffusion

Gurden is the 561,353rd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,898,311 people. The last name Gurden is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Gurden live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. Gurden is also the 946,056th most common given name on earth, borne by 100 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 207,903. In England Gurden is most frequent in: East Sussex, where 14 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and Essex, where 11 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Gurden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gurden has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gurden last name increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 994 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gurden last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72% registered with the party.

The amount Gurden earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning $48,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.8% more than the national average, earning $82,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürden94213/
Gourden92413/
Gurdeen9218/
Gaurden921/
Urden919/
Gourdien86212/
Gourdeen861/
Gorden836,186/
Gurdin83457/
Hurden83146/
Girden8399/
Uirden831/
Urdeen831/
Ourden830/
Gourdenne8015/
Gourdin775,365/
Goorden77815/
Gordien77697/
Gurdina77341/
Girdeen7747/
Hurdeen7735/
Goerden7723/
Gordeen7713/
Hurdien776/
Ghorden774/
Girdenė771/
Gurdion771/
Aurdeen771/
Gurdyna771/
Gaurdin770/
Hourden770/
Hurdent770/
Gorrden770/
Orden733,535/
Urdin73535/
Urdem73252/
Urdén7315/
Urdyn7313/
Gordn7311/
Urdín735/
Urdng731/
Urhdn731/
Girdn731/
Goordeen71321/
Goerdien7160/
Gourding713/
Gourdina711/
Ghurdina711/
Gordin673,566/
Horden67562/
Urdina67155/
Gordyn67131/
Hurdin6743/
Uhrdin6730/
Hurdyn6729/
Gürdin6724/
Gürdem6722/
Gourdinne6719/
Urding6718/
Hürden6715/
Girdin6711/
Urdyna6711/
Urddin6710/
Hurdén677/
Gordín675/
Ourdin671/
Gordën671/
Gordîn671/
Ordien670/

Gurden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurden in the Hindi language
गुरडेनguradena-
Gurden in the Russian language
Гурденgurden-

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