Missenden Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

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.

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Missenden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:605,63136,119
Australia451:599,90442,958
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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.

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

MUSSENDEN: Missenden, co. Buckingham, was anciently so written. The family claim a Norman origin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Missenden Last Name Facts

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

Missenden has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Missenden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,453,389th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Missenden is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Missenden live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

Missenden is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 605,631. In England Missenden is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 12 percent live and Leicestershire, where 10 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 31 percent live and Jersey, where 2 percent live.

Missenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Missenden has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Missenden surname grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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