Halden Surname
Approximately 1,677 people bear this surname
Halden Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian)Half-Dane [Old NorseHálfdan - hálf-r, half + Dan-r, a Dane] This name was given to a person whose parentage; was half Danish. Its most notorious possessor was the Danish pirate- king (whose name was Anglicized H(e)alf- dene) who infested England in King Alfred’s time and was at length killed A.
Read More About This SurnameHalden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 376 | 1:963,987 | 71,704 |
| England | 334 | 1:166,821 | 15,434 |
| Australia | 304 | 1:88,802 | 10,230 |
| Norway | 282 | 1:18,235 | 2,284 |
| Canada | 118 | 1:312,251 | 28,740 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Turkey | 48 | 1:1,621,280 | 61,377 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 173 | 1:140,898 | 12,691 |
| Scotland | 88 | 1:42,537 | 3,150 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 174 | 1:288,613 | 23,092 |
The alternate forms: Haldén (55) are calculated separately.
Halden (367) may also be a first name.
Halden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian)Half-Dane [Old NorseHálfdan - hálf-r, half + Dan-r, a Dane] This name was given to a person whose parentage; was half Danish. Its most notorious possessor was the Danish pirate- king (whose name was Anglicized H(e)alf- dene) who infested England in King Alfred’s time and was at length killed A.D. 911 while returning from a plundering expedition.
The modern Norwegian form is Halvdan. heáh [great] Healfdene.—Beówulf, 113.
High Halden, a parish in Kent.
Local. A contraction of Haledon, a place in Northumberland, England, from the Saxon halig, holy, and dun, a hill; a place where Oswald got the victory of Cadwallader, the Briton, and from this circumstance was called the Holy Hill, and also the Heavenly Field.
Halden Demographics
Halden Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Halden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Halden (Marathi: हलदेन) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Haldén. Click here for further possible spellings of Halden.
How Common Is The Last Name Halden? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 238,942nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,345,585 people. The last name Halden is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Halden live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 453,982nd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 367 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 963,987. In The United States Halden is primarily concentrated in: California, where 22 percent live, Texas, where 14 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.
Halden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Halden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Halden last name increased 216 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Halden Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Halden surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Halden earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning 327,723 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.41% more than the national average, earning $56,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $52,038 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Halden Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Halden in the Marathi language | ||
| हलदेन | haladena | - |
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Halden Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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