Paulden Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Paulden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Paulden.' I cannot find the spot. The 'g' in Paulding is excrescent, as in Jennings. Evidently a Yorkshire or, at least, North English local surname.

Johannes de Paldeyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Paulden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:464,31730,397
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Pauldén (5) are calculated separately.

Paulden (11) may also be a first name.

Paulden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Paulden.' I cannot find the spot. The 'g' in Paulding is excrescent, as in Jennings. Evidently a Yorkshire or, at least, North English local surname.

Johannes de Paldeyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1402. Richard Paldene, rector of Northenden: East Cheshire.

1672. John Palden, of Bowdon: Wills at Chester.

1771. Married — William Woods and Ann Paulden: St. George, Hanover Square t. an.

1784. — William Broderick and Elizabeth Paulding: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to 1 Polden; 2 Palden [The second element is evid. the Middle English dene, Old English denu, a valley (‘John de Paldene’ occurs in an English Lanc, deed A.D. 1323—Lanc. Inq. ii. 191). The first element may, in the one case, be Middle English pol(e, Old English pól, a pool; in the other, Middle English pale, pole, Old English pál, a pale, pole, stake] The affix to Polden Hill, Somerset, apparently shows that the -den should be -don, Old English dún, a hill.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Paulden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paulden occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Pauldén. For other potential spellings of Paulden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paulden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,052,587th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname Paulden is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Paulden live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. Paulden is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name globally It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 464,317. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 23 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 23 percent live and Berkshire, where 11 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Paulden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Paulden has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Paulden last name expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paulden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paulden last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the party.

Paulden earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.08% less than the national average, earning $35,347 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauldén955/
Palden92463/
Pailden86438/
Paldeng86190/
Paelden86180/
Poulden8671/
Pauldin8650/
Phulden862/
Pullden861/
Paldoen861/
Puldeng861/
Paldn831/
Paulding801,014/
Pahuldin8025/
Phealden800/
Polden771,161/
Paldin7750/
Puldin777/
Paldem771/
Paldén771/
Phajuldin751/
Paeldin71182/
Palding7197/
Paldina7130/
Paldyna7118/
Pulding7114/
Paildin718/
Palldén716/
Phuldin711/
Poldeen711/
Pholden711/
Poulding6796/
Pajaldin673/
Pouldina671/
Pooldeen671/
Poldenova631/
Poldin6231/
Paldim629/
Poldne620/
Polding57378/
Poldina5739/
Pałdyna578/
Peeldin570/
Phooldin531/

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