Louden Surname

65,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Louden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably 'of Loudson,' a parish in Ayrshire The surname has crossed the border and is well known in Cumberland.

1716. William Lowden, of Kirkham: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1753.

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Louden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8611:74,5658,572
Australia7031:38,4014,996
Scotland6151:8,7051,265
England5231:106,53511,132
Canada3001:122,81912,877
Northern Ireland2171:8,5021,417
New Zealand1701:26,6374,667
Jamaica1231:23,3331,927
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1101:40,2723,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4511:8,3001,121
England731:333,90921,641
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9581:52,4205,915

Louden (100) may also be a first name.

Louden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably 'of Loudson,' a parish in Ayrshire The surname has crossed the border and is well known in Cumberland.

1716. William Lowden, of Kirkham: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1753. Married —Thomas Dalby and Sarah Lowden: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

See LOUDON.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) 1 belonging to Loudo(u)n (Ayrshire), 13th cent. Loudun [the second element is either Gaelic dún, a hill-fort, or Old English dún, a hill (Loudon Hill is famous in history); the first is perh. for Gaelic loch, a lake] 2 Dun, Swarthy [Gaelic lachdunn]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Loudoun (flame hill) in Ayrshire.

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

Louden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Louden (Russian: Лоуден) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Louden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Louden? popularity and diffusion

Louden is the 65,702nd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 959,645 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Louden reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Louden is also the 946,056th most widely held first name internationally, held by 100 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,861 people, or 1 in 74,565. In The United States Louden is mostly found in: Indiana, where 9 percent reside, Kentucky, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

Louden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Louden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Louden surname rose 507 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 716 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Louden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Louden surname are 11.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Louden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.74% more than the national average, earning R 434,268 per year; in United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $53,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loudden920/
Loden912,366/
Luden91551/
Ludden832,174/
Loudin831,256/
Lauden831,214/
Lodden83283/
Loyden83267/
Lohden83213/
Lodoen83178/
Looden83110/
Loiden8386/
Lodeng8375/
Leuden8361/
Lodien8357/
Luyden8335/
Ludeng8333/
Loudín8332/
Ludeen8325/
Lodeen8313/
Luiden839/
Losden837/
Lyuden835/
Lodaen834/
Lhoden833/
Lodenn832/
Lueden831/
Lioden831/
Loudem831/
Ludien831/
Loudnd830/
Luhden830/
Loeden830/
Ludn802/
Laudien77938/
Liodden77143/
Leusden77120/
Lodienė7797/
Liudeng7777/
Louedin7763/
Louding7735/
Loehden7735/
Luodeng7726/
Loodeen779/
Laudeng779/
Laudden775/
Loudina774/
Lahuden774/
Luddeen772/
Loodaen771/
Lodenne771/
Luijden771/
L'Goden771/
Lausden770/
Leudden770/
Ludin7310,058/
Laden732,139/
Lodin732,092/
Lodén73332/
Ludyn73163/
Ludén7375/
Lodyn7341/
Lodem7329/
Ludem7327/
Ludín7320/
Lodne736/
Lüden735/
Ludng733/
Laudn732/
Lodín732/
Lodhn731/
Lodng731/
Liudienė712/
Lajudeen711/
Hloudina711/
Leyden674,832/
Layden674,064/
Ludina672,797/
Lhaden672,566/
Laudin671,052/
Luddin671,052/
Loding67707/
Luding67624/
Ladent67407/
Leiden67383/
Ladden67342/
Leeden67255/
Leaden67246/
Lodina67194/
Laiden67102/
Ladeng6798/
Hladen6787/
Lyudin6781/
Ludgin6779/
Ladeen6773/
Loddin6752/
Loedin6740/
Luidin6737/
Loudinová6736/
Loodin6734/
Loudínová6733/
Lasden6729/
Liudin6724/
Ludyna6724/
Lodyna6719/
Laudyn6717/
Ladien6715/
Hlodyn6715/
Laudén6714/
Luedin6711/
Lusdin6710/
Lyudyn6710/
Lieden677/
Liodin676/
Lodion675/
Lyodin674/
Loydin674/
Lutdin674/
Lijden673/
Lahden673/
Leudem673/
Ladend673/
Loduin673/
Hludyn673/
Luudin672/
Leudin672/
Loidin672/
Lludin672/
Lodhne671/
Lowedn671/
Laduen671/
Lohdem671/
Lüdden671/
Loodengue671/
Loodén671/
Ludion671/
Loudinova671/
Ladeun671/
Liaudienė671/
Llauddeen671/
Laeden670/
Ladenn670/
Ladenk670/
Lladen670/
Lodgin670/

Louden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Louden in the Russian language
Лоуденlouden-

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Louden Reference & Research

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