Murden Surname

141,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Murden 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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Murden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1051:328,01729,781
England1,0261:54,3066,608
Mauritius6111:2,117334
Australia2391:112,95312,558
Canada571:646,41452,764
Chile341:518,13213,148
France171:3,907,219231,005
Ireland161:294,30910,207
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5111:47,7015,880
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:148,13813,775

Murden (29) may also be a first name.

Murden 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

For Morden, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Murden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murden occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 141,161st most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,307,646 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Murden are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most common first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,105 people, or 1 in 328,017. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 19 percent live, Tennessee, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Mauritius, where 19 percent live.

Murden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Murden surname rose 326 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 267 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Murden Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Murden are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Murden earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning $42,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.45% more than the national average, earning $60,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muirden92385/
Murdent9232/
Murdien9213/
Murdeen9210/
Mourden921/
Mourdent860/
Murdengh860/
Morden835,242/
Murdin83605/
Mirden834/
Murdne833/
Murdina7717/
Mordeen779/
Murding777/
Murddin774/
Mourdin772/
Moorden771/
Murdeem771/
Mierden771/
Murdink770/
Mordn732/
Moordeen711/
Morddeen711/
Mordienė711/
Muirding710/
Mordin67599/
Murdinova6784/
Mirdin6751/
Mordyn6748/
Murdim6718/
Murdynova671/
Murtdynova631/
Murtdinova631/
Moordin624/
Morddin621/

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