Redden Surname

32,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Redden Surname Definition:

From Redden in the parish of Sprouston, Roxburghshire, formerly a grange of the Abbey of Kelso. Henry de Reueden witnessed a charter of part of Auchynlec to Waldeus filius Boydoni between 1160 and 1180 (Kelso, 115), and about 1180 Hugh de Reueden witnessed a grant to the Abbey of Kelso by Radulph de Veir (ibid.

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Redden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,7791:30,7723,829
Australia1,6971:15,9082,245
Canada1,1621:31,7094,124
England8461:65,8617,650
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Scotland1151:46,5554,133
Northern Ireland1141:16,1852,152
Ireland871:54,1263,790
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Jamaica541:53,1473,020
India451:17,045,897267,282
Wales431:71,9666,223
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Maldives11:404,1727,269
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1351:32,8143,199
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:126,95511,883
Scotland501:74,8644,249
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6541:30,3623,669

Redden (215) may also be a first name.

Redden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Redden in the parish of Sprouston, Roxburghshire, formerly a grange of the Abbey of Kelso. Henry de Reueden witnessed a charter of part of Auchynlec to Waldeus filius Boydoni between 1160 and 1180 (Kelso, 115), and about 1180 Hugh de Reueden witnessed a grant to the Abbey of Kelso by Radulph de Veir (ibid., 215). About the year 1250 there is recorded a confirmation by John, son of Hugh de Reveden, to Galfridus de Eskford (ibid., 508). In 1258 Hugh de Reueden resigned the lands called Floris (now Floors) to the Abbey of Kelso, and a charter of 1285 establishes the descent of Hugh, son and heir of John son of Hugh de Reuedene (ibid., 215,218). Frudrick Reddein, baxter burgess of Linlithgow, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 622). The wife of Andrew Redden died in Swinton June 1942.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scottish) One who came from Redden (raven dell), in Roxburghshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. Corruptions of Reading, the Berkshire town. 2. A hamlet in Roxburghshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A parish in Somersetshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. (Cornish British) A place of ferns. Rodon, a town in Bretagne, France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Redden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Redden (Arabic: ريدن, Oriya: େରେଡନ, Russian: Редден) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Redden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Redden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 32,656th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 447,363 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Redden reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 616,131st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 215 people.

The surname Redden is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 11,779 people, or 1 in 30,772. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Missouri, where 5 percent reside and Tennessee, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States Redden exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Redden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Redden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Redden surname grew 712 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 441 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 36 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Redden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Redden last name are 14.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.75% registered with the party.

The amount Redden earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning $40,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $47,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reddien9276/
Readden922/
Reedden921/
Reddeng920/
Reddoen920/
Reddeen920/
Reden911,339/
Rodden834,523/
Reddin833,401/
Reddem831,913/
Radden83612/
Ridden83607/
Rieden83267/
Redien83169/
Redeng8393/
Roeden8377/
Readen8356/
Redeen8355/
Reiden8353/
Reyden8352/
Reddyn8352/
Reeden8345/
Redent8329/
Reuden8316/
Rheden8314/
Resden838/
Redenc837/
Raeden834/
Redenå832/
Redoen831/
Rydden830/
Redn801/
Redding7725,265/
Readien7795/
Rechden7755/
Readdin7743/
Reijden7720/
Reddina7716/
Rhodden776/
Riddeng773/
Raddeen772/
Hredeen772/
Resdent771/
Reddeem771/
Reddint771/
Reddyna771/
Redenck771/
Risdden771/
Redddin771/
Rheeden771/
Roeddin771/
Hreiden771/
Reedent770/
Roden7316,027/
Redin735,824/
Raden734,298/
Ryden732,257/
Riden731,424/
Redyn73397/
Redem7340/
Redén7340/
Redín7321/
Röden7310/
Redne733/
Reidn731/
Readn731/
Redøn731/
Roedn730/
Rednn730/
Readding7127/
Redenova713/
Reddingc713/
Reddinne711/
Redenque711/
Reddding711/
Rååheden711/
Rejdenne711/
Reschden711/
Reedding710/
Rhoden6714,476/
Reding676,336/
Redina672,329/
Rohden672,309/
Raiden671,042/
Risden67806/
Redyna67473/
Royden67427/
Rydeen67405/
Ryoden67365/
Reddim67319/
Riddin67285/
Roedin67264/
Rodeen67252/
Roddin67237/
Rhedin67203/
Rayden67199/
Radien67188/
Rodien67151/
Raddin67143/
Rahden67128/
Rydeng67127/
Rideng6792/
Reddym6788/
Riedin6731/
Readin6730/
Reydin6727/
Rehdin6724/
Redion6724/
Raedin6722/
Hredyn6722/
Radeen6721/
Roiden6721/
Reudin6720/
Raaden6719/
Roduen6715/
Rydene6713/
Rident6711/
Rajden6711/
Redyng6710/
Rysden679/
Rodaen679/
Rodehn678/
Reidem678/
Redynk677/
Rydehn677/
Ridaen675/
Radaen675/
Reidén675/
Ritden675/
Reedhn675/
Rhaden674/
Reidyn674/
Rejdin673/
Hredin673/
Raddén673/
Rhyden672/
Reidin672/
Rijden672/
Redind671/
Reedin671/
Rideen671/
Ridenn671/
Rioden671/
Rhoedn671/
Rydien671/
Reydne671/
Rheedn671/
Rotden670/
Ridien670/
Resdin670/
Riddne670/
Rehedn670/
Readem670/
Rriden670/

Redden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Redden in the Oriya language
େରେଡନeredana-
Redden in the Russian language
Редденredden-
Redden in the Arabic language
ريدنrydn-

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