Lorden Surname

254,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Spain

Lorden Surname Definition:

(A-French-Latin)Sluggard,Vagabond Bumpkin [Middle English lorde(i)n, lordayn(e, lourdein(e, &c.: Old French lourdein, from lourd, lazy; by gradation in meaning from Latin lurid-us, livid, lurid] Lollers, lordaynes, and fagot berers, Luskes, slovens, and kechen knaves.

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Lorden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0861:333,75630,177
Spain2501:187,00813,054
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
England131:4,286,005132,302
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

The alternate forms: Lordén (19) are calculated separately.

Lorden (157) may also be a first name.

Lorden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(A-French-Latin)Sluggard,Vagabond Bumpkin [Middle English lorde(i)n, lordayn(e, lourdein(e, &c.: Old French lourdein, from lourd, lazy; by gradation in meaning from Latin lurid-us, livid, lurid] Lollers, lordaynes, and fagot berers, Luskes, slovens, and kechen knaves.— Cocke Lorelles Bote (early 16th cent.), Percy Soc., vol. VI.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The lazy person or vagabond.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lorden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorden (Marathi: लॉडन, Russian: Лорден) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Lordén. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 254,976th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,707,717 people. The last name Lorden occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Lorden live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 732,696th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 157 people.

Lorden is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,086 people, or 1 in 333,756. In The United States Lorden is most prevalent in: New Hampshire, where 13 percent reside, Illinois, where 13 percent reside and Maryland, where 12 percent reside. Beside The United States Lorden is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 16 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Lorden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lorden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lorden surname expanded 491 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lorden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lorden last name are 16.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lorden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.52% more than the national average, earning R 348,180 per year; in United States they earn 2.44% more than the national average, earning $44,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.35% more than the national average, earning $67,244 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lordén9419/
Llorden92247/
Lordeng927/
Lourden927/
Lordeen922/
Lohrden921/
Lorrden920/
Lordenne861/
Larden83489/
Lordin8330/
Lerden8310/
Lurden839/
Lourdin77776/
Laurden77461/
Lording77407/
Llarden77107/
Lardent7786/
Lohrdén7717/
Llordén7713/
Lordina776/
Lardien774/
Lorddin773/
Lharden771/
Lardeng771/
Lordgin771/
Lourdem771/
Lardeen771/
Lohrding7171/
Llardent717/
Liardent713/
Lardenne711/
Lorhding711/
Lardin671,904/
Lardén6721/
Lerdin6715/
Lerdén6711/
Lardín6710/
Lardem672/
Lurdin671/
Lordim671/

Lorden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorden in the Marathi language
लॉडनlodana-
Lorden in the Russian language
Лорденlorden-

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