Morden Surname

91,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Morden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Mordon,' a township in the parish of Sedgefield, County Durham; (a) also 'of Morden,' a parish in Dorset, six miles from Wareham; (3) also 'of Morden,' a parish in Surrey, one mile from Mitcham; (4) also 'of Morden,' two parishes in Cambridgeshire.

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Morden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,6931:21,7632,984
Philippines1,4641:69,15211,856
United States1,4161:255,97424,236
England3021:184,49716,523
Australia1991:135,65714,662
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Israel281:305,63026,425
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Wales81:386,81619,671
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
France21:33,211,361423,184
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2091:116,62911,248
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Morden (682) may also be a first name.

Morden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Mordon,' a township in the parish of Sedgefield, County Durham; (a) also 'of Morden,' a parish in Dorset, six miles from Wareham; (3) also 'of Morden,' a parish in Surrey, one mile from Mitcham; (4) also 'of Morden,' two parishes in Cambridgeshire.

John de Mordon, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Mordene, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Ralph de Mordone, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Symon de Mordone, Cambridgeshire ibid.

Gilbert de Mordon, Lond., 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Robert de Moredone, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Peter de Mordon, Wiltshire, ibid.

1619. George Morden and Martha Harris: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1763. Married — James Morden and Priscilla Holdman: St. George, Hanover Square.

1769. — George Mackmolt and Mary Mordan: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Morden = 1 the Moor- Hollow [Old English mór + denu] 2 for Mordon, q.v.

Morden, Surrey, was the Anglo-Saxon Mórdún.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Cambridge and Dorset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Morden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morden (Russian: Морден) is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Morden.

How Common Is The Last Name Morden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 91,343rd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,390,222 people. The last name Morden occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Morden live; 59 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 316,970th most common first name worldwide, held by 682 people.

This surname is most common in Canada, where it is held by 1,693 people, or 1 in 21,763. In Canada Morden is mostly found in: Ontario, where 65 percent are found, Manitoba, where 14 percent are found and British Columbia, where 11 percent are found. Barring Canada this last name exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Morden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morden surname increased 818 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morden surname are 39.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.29% less than the national average, earning R 160,896 per year; in United States they earn 4.32% more than the national average, earning $45,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $49,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mordent9216/
Mordeen929/
Mordemn921/
Mourden921/
Moorden921/
Mordeng921/
Mordn912/
Moordien862/
Mordienė861/
Morddeen861/
Moordeen861/
Mordenne861/
Mourdent860/
Marden834,486/
Murden833,158/
Mordin83599/
Merden83317/
Mordyn8348/
Mordem833/
Márden831/
Märden831/
Mordne830/
Mordenová801/
Muirden77385/
Mordina77133/
Mardien77103/
Mordyna7747/
Murdent7732/
Murdien7713/
Mardden7712/
Murdeen7710/
Mardeen776/
Masrden774/
Moordin774/
Mardaen773/
Mourdin772/
Morddin771/
Mardeng771/
Martden771/
Marrden771/
Mohrdin771/
Mardent771/
Merrden770/
Mardn73194/
Morddina717/
Marddent711/
Mordinne711/
Murdengh710/
Mardin672,600/
Merdin671,415/
Murdin67605/
Mardenova67257/
Mardyn6778/
Mahardien6730/
Mordinova6718/
Märdin6715/
Mordinová6712/
Mardem6711/
Merdén677/
Morgyn675/
Murdne673/
Mordynova672/
Mordim672/
Meehrdeen672/
Merdyn671/
Mardın671/
Mardne670/

Morden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morden in the Russian language
Морденmorden-

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