Longden Surname

103,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Longden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Long don' or 'Longden' parishes in the the Dioceses of Hereford, Lichfield, and Worcester.

Robert de Longedon, Salop, 1273- Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Longedon, Salop, ibid.

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Longden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9941:18,6102,662
United States5811:623,85450,382
Australia3671:73,5588,644
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Scotland751:71,3845,479
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Wales631:49,1204,600
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
France301:2,214,091176,965
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Greece141:791,41484,075
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3761:17,7152,568
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Longden (27) may also be a first name.

Longden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Long don' or 'Longden' parishes in the the Dioceses of Hereford, Lichfield, and Worcester.

Robert de Longedon, Salop, 1273- Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Longedon, Salop, ibid.

1577. William Longdon, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1599-1600. George Longden, Derbyshire: ibid.

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

(English) 1 belonging to Longden; or Dweller at the Long Valley [Old English long + denu, a valley] 2 for Longdon, q.v.

Longden, Shropshire, was Longedon in the 13th cent.; but the addition to the name Longden Dale. Cheshire, shows that the -den here is correct.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably Longdon, parishes, &c., in cos. Salop, Stafford, Worcester, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Long valley.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Staffordshire, Worcestershire.

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

Longden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Longden is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Longden.

How Common Is The Last Name Longden? popularity and diffusion

The last name Longden is the 103,890th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,611,576 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Longden live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 27 people.

Longden is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 2,994 people, or 1 in 18,610. In England it is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 13 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside. Apart from England this last name occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Longden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Longden has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Longden surname rose 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 785 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 536 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Longden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Longden surname are 10.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Longden earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.33% more than the national average, earning R 288,336 per year; in United States they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $43,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $55,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longdeng934/
Logden921/
Langden86211/
Longdin86201/
Longdem8614/
Lougden860/
Langdeng808/
Longding806/
Langdehn803/
Lagden77706/
Lokden77310/
Luogdn771/
Liangdeng7516/
Langdén719/
Lagdaen716/
Langdin712/
Langdem711/
Logdina711/
Laugden710/
Liangding6311/
Lagdem62236/
Lagdin621/
Lacden621/
Lungdim5725/
Lakdaen578/
Langdim577/
Lackden576/
Lhakden571/
Lhungdim53741/
Hlungdim533/

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