Pattenden Surname

182,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pattenden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pattenden.' I do not know where the spot is located.

Henry Pattenden, or Battenden, B.A., 1582-3: Register of the University of Oxford.

1700. Married — George Fowle and Margaret Pattenden: St.

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Pattenden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4891:37,4204,888
Canada3231:114,07312,141
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Paraguay561:129,2282,804
United States501:7,249,179331,838
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Wales381:81,4356,830
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7071:34,4774,512
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Pattenden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pattenden.' I do not know where the spot is located.

Henry Pattenden, or Battenden, B.A., 1582-3: Register of the University of Oxford.

1700. Married — George Fowle and Margaret Pattenden: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Pattenden, the Anglo-Saxon Pattandenu = Patta’s Valley [Pattan-, genit. of Patta + denu (obl. dene), a valley] There is a Pattenden in Kent; and a Hampshire one occurs in a charter of King Eadgar (A.D. 973-4)-‘on Pattan dene.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pattenden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pattenden is found most in England. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pattenden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 182,673rd most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,133,081 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Pattenden live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,489 people, or 1 in 37,420. In England Pattenden is mostly found in: Kent, where 21 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and East Sussex, where 12 percent are found. Besides England Pattenden exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Pattenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pattenden has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pattenden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pattenden last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pattenden earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 42.11% more than the national average, earning R 337,704 per year; in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning $54,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pasttenden957/
Pattendend955/
Patttenden950/
Patenden941/
Patendeng895/
Paitenden891/
Pottenden891/
Pettenden890/
Pattinden890/
Panden80659/
Pasendeng785/
Passenden780/
Pandeng75105/
Pannden755/
Pandent751/
Phandeng7123/
Phandend711/
Pandin671,083/
Pandem67553/
Ponden6765/
Pandyn6711/
Pandne675/

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