Marden Surname

104,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Marden Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Marden = 1 the Pool-Valley [Old English mere, a pool + denu, a valley] 2 the Boundary-Valley [Q.E. mǽre, a boundary] But Marden, Wilts, was the A.-Saxon Mere-dún, ‘the hill by the mere.’

Marden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7851:130,14713,715
England8481:65,7057,636
Australia2461:109,73912,234
Mauritius1821:7,1071,468
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Canada541:682,32655,162
Kazakhstan411:431,28033,089
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Wales281:110,5198,545
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6441:37,8504,881
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3011:38,6004,572

The alternate forms: Märden (1) & Márden (1) are calculated separately.

Marden (5,644) may also be a first name.

Marden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Marden = 1 the Pool-Valley [Old English mere, a pool + denu, a valley] 2 the Boundary-Valley [Q.E. mǽre, a boundary] But Marden, Wilts, was the A.-Saxon Mere-dún, ‘the hill by the mere.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Marden (pasture for mares, or boundary hill), the name of places in Kent and Sussex.

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

Parishes, &c., in cos. Hereford, Kent, Wilts, Sussex, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Herefordshire, Sussex., Wiltshire.

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

Marden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marden (Georgian: მარდენ, Hindi: मर्देन, Russian: Марден) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Märden or Márden. For other possible spellings of Marden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 104,580th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,624,509 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Marden reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 89,088th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 5,644 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,785 people, or 1 in 130,147. In The United States Marden is most common in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Marden exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Marden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Marden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marden last name expanded 214 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 560 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Marden surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Marden last name are 1.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marden earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $47,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.98% less than the national average, earning $43,733 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Märden941/
Márden941/
Mardien92103/
Mardden9212/
Mardeen926/
Masrden924/
Mardaen923/
Mardeng921/
Marrden921/
Martden921/
Mardent921/
Mardn91194/
Marddent861/
Morden835,242/
Mardin832,600/
Merden83317/
Mardyn8378/
Mardem8311/
Mardın831/
Mardne830/
Mardenova80257/
Mahardien8030/
Mardina771,003/
Muirden77385/
Marding7773/
Mardion7741/
Mordent7716/
Mordeen779/
Mardink776/
Marddng771/
Mardyna771/
Mahrdin771/
Mordemn771/
Marddin771/
Mardndd771/
Mordeng771/
Moorden771/
Mardinn771/
Mourden771/
Meirden770/
Merrden770/
Mordn732/
Marddina71141/
Mahardin7129/
Moordien712/
Mordienė711/
Mordenne711/
Marrdina711/
Moordeen711/
Morddeen711/
Mardnova711/
Meardink710/
Mourdent710/
Merdin671,415/
Mordin67599/
Mardim6769/
Mordyn6748/
Märdin6715/
Mardynova6711/
Merdén677/
Mardinova677/
Mordem673/
Meehrdeen672/
Merdyn671/
Mordenová671/
Majhrddin671/
Mordne670/

Marden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marden in the Georgian language
მარდენmarden-
Marden in the Hindi language
मर्देनmardena-
Marden in the Russian language
Марденmarden-

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