Muirden Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Muirden Surname Definition:

From Muirden near Turriff Aberdeenshire. James Muirden was member of the Huntly Corps of Volunteers in 1798, and James Morden was member of the Gartly Company of Volunteers in the same year (Will, p. 19, 24).

Muirden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Scotland861:62,2545,030
England661:844,21344,691
United States201:18,122,947588,089
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Wales41:773,63329,106
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland621:60,3743,814
England81:3,046,92180,371

Muirden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Muirden near Turriff Aberdeenshire. James Muirden was member of the Huntly Corps of Volunteers in 1798, and James Morden was member of the Gartly Company of Volunteers in the same year (Will, p. 19, 24).

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

Muirden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muirden is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muirden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 746,827th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Muirden are found; 50 percent are found in Australasia and 50 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 147,517. In Australia Muirden is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 51 percent live, Victoria, where 20 percent live and Queensland, where 19 percent live. Other than Australia Muirden exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 22 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Muirden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Muirden has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Muirden surname expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 825 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muirden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Muirden last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Muirden earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.33% less than the national average, earning $39,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murden923,158/
Mirden924/
Murdent8632/
Murdien8613/
Murdeen8610/
Mierden861/
Mourden861/
Meirden860/
Mourdent800/
Muirding800/
Meuerden800/
Murdengh800/
Morden775,242/
Marden774,486/
Murdin77605/
Merden77317/
Myrden7791/
Mirdin7751/
Murdne773/
Mreden771/
Märden771/
Mouyarden75170/
Mardien71103/
Murdina7117/
Mardden7112/
Mordeen719/
Murding717/
Mardeen716/
Murddin714/
Mardaen713/
Mourdin712/
Murdeem711/
Martden711/
Mirdina711/
Marrden711/
Moorden711/
Merrden710/
Murdink710/
Mirding710/
Mirdink710/
Mardn67194/
Mredn674/
Mårheden674/
Mordn672/
Mujerdin671/
Mujardin671/
Mordienė671/
Moordeen671/
Morddeen671/

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