Polden Surname

321,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norway

Polden Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Pool-Hollow [Old English pól + denu]

Polden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4111:135,56713,298
Australia2361:114,38912,710
Norway2241:22,9572,999
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Canada661:558,26746,632
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3101:78,6308,494
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Polden (86) may also be a first name.

Polden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Pool-Hollow [Old English pól + denu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Polden Last Name Facts

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

Polden (Russian: Полдень) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Polden.

How Common Is The Last Name Polden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 321,573rd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,276,956 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Polden are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles. Polden is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 86 people.

It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 411 people, or 1 in 135,567. In England Polden is primarily found in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Kent, where 11 percent are found and Dorset, where 10 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent are found and Norway, where 19 percent are found.

Polden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Polden has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Polden last name grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Polden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Polden last name is primarily Methodist (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Polden last name are 43.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Polden earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning 319,862 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.88% more than the national average, earning R 296,772 per year; in United States they earn 28.03% more than the national average, earning $55,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.92% less than the national average, earning $37,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poulden9271/
Poldeen921/
Pholden921/
Pooldeen861/
Palden83463/
Poldin8331/
Poldne830/
Poldenova801/
Polding77378/
Paulden77238/
Paldeng77190/
Poldina7739/
Phulden772/
Puldeng771/
Pullden771/
Paldoen771/
Paldn731/
Poulding7196/
Phooldin711/
Pouldina711/
Paldin6750/
Puldin677/
Paldem671/
Paldén671/
Palding6297/
Pauldin6250/
Paldina6230/
Paldyna6218/
Pulding6214/
Palldén626/
Pauldén625/
Phuldin621/
Paulding571,014/
Pahuldin5725/
Paldim509/

Polden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polden in the Russian language
Полденьpolden-

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