Nordon Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Nordon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Norden,' i.e. at the north dean (v. Dean), from residence therein. I do not know the locality.

1580. John Norden and Margaret Lewes: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

Baptised — Martha, d.

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Nordon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
England931:599,11935,891
France731:909,900105,096
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
India161:47,941,586492,263
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Nordon (63) may also be a first name.

Nordon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Norden,' i.e. at the north dean (v. Dean), from residence therein. I do not know the locality.

1580. John Norden and Margaret Lewes: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

Baptised — Martha, d. John Norden: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1647. John Norden and Elizabeth Skinner: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1687. George Westhrop and Amy Norden: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(English) Dweller at the North Down [Old English norþ + dún, a hill] There are Northdowns in Kent and Pembroke.

Confused with Norden.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Evidently from 'north' and ' dean ' or ' den.' I doubt not that many places in Britain are so designated, though it is remarkable that the Gazetteers, both of England and Scotland, are devoid of examples.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Nordon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nordon (Russian: Нордон, Tibetan: ནོར་དན།) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nordon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 676,370th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Nordon are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nordon is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 63 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States Nordon is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 21 percent reside, Texas, where 16 percent reside and North Carolina, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and France, where 17 percent reside.

Nordon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nordon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nordon last name grew 392 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 800 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nordon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nordon last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the political party.

Nordon earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nordone92250/
Nordoen921/
Nordong920/
Nardon832,490/
Nordan831,159/
Nordun8318/
Nerdon838/
Nordom831/
Nurdon830/
Nordonová803/
Nardone778,487/
Nordang77356/
Nordahn77176/
Noordan7717/
Nordung7715/
Nordanå776/
Ngardon774/
Nordane772/
Nordaan772/
Nordhom771/
Nordhan771/
Nohrdan771/
Nordanh771/
Nordhousen750/
Nordaune71188/
Noorduin71108/
Noorduyn7177/
Nordhamn7111/
Nardonne716/
Noorddan711/
Noordaan711/
Nordaunt710/
Gnordann710/
Nardan67465/
Nurdan67238/
Nordam67165/
Nordum6780/
Nerdan6747/
Nardun6740/
Nurdun6738/
Noorduijn6716/
Nordhusen6715/
Nurdom6710/
Nardom677/
Nordanova672/
Nardón672/
Nardão672/
N'Gourdan671/
Nourddune671/

Nordon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nordon in the Tibetan language
ནོར་དན།norden-
Nordon in the Russian language
Нордонnordon-

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