Missenden Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Missenden Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Missenden.' Great and Little Missenden are parishes in Buckinghamshire; also Missenden, a hamlet in the parish of Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
Roger de Messindene, Buckinghamshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameMissenden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 73 | 1:333,909 | 21,641 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Missenden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Missenden.' Great and Little Missenden are parishes in Buckinghamshire; also Missenden, a hamlet in the parish of Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
Roger de Messindene, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugo do Messenden, Northamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Roger de Messingeden, Middlesex, ibid.
1727. Married — William Smith and Sarah Musseldine: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1783. Married — George Missildine and Elizabeth Adams: St. George, Hanover Square.
MUSSENDEN: Missenden, co. Buckingham, was anciently so written. The family claim a Norman origin.
Missenden Demographics
Average Missenden Salary in
England
£15,914
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Missenden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Missenden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Missenden is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Missenden? popularity and diffusion
The surname Missenden is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Missenden live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 605,631. In England Missenden is mostly found in: Greater London, where 21 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 12 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 10 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 31 percent are found and Jersey, where 2 percent are found.
Missenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Missenden has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Missenden surname rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mussenden | 89 | 608 | / |
| Messenden | 89 | 0 | / |
| Musenden | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mainden | 75 | 4 | / |
| Meanden | 75 | 2 | / |
| Moinden | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meinden | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maindeng | 71 | 120 | / |
| Muindeen | 71 | 8 | / |
| Moindeen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maindenk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moinndeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maindin | 63 | 8 | / |
| Muindin | 63 | 6 | / |
| Moindin | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mhimden | 63 | 4 | / |
| Maindem | 63 | 2 | / |
| Menhdin | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mainding | 59 | 73 | / |
| Moinddin | 59 | 38 | / |
| Mainddin | 59 | 4 | / |
| Muinddin | 59 | 2 | / |
| Moinndin | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mehendin | 59 | 1 | / |
| Metsindem | 56 | 11 | / |
| Moinnddin | 56 | 5 | / |
| Moindduin | 56 | 1 | / |
| Maindemgue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maindim | 50 | 2 | / |
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