Sawdon Surname

268,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Sawdon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7291:76,4318,642
United States4061:892,75667,416
Canada1931:190,91018,807
Wales411:75,4766,450
Australia281:964,13257,058
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3161:77,1378,386
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Sawdon Last Name Facts

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

Sawdon occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawdon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 268,560th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,015,517 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Sawdon are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 729 people, or 1 in 76,431. In England it is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 20 percent live, Durham, where 10 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Other than England Sawdon exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Sawdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sawdon has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 829 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sawdon Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Sawdon surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sawdon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.65% less than the national average, earning R 48,360 per year; in United States they earn 16.73% more than the national average, earning $50,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning $52,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawdon9233/
Sowdon83114/
Savdon8337/
Sawdan8312/
Sabdon833/
Jawdon830/
Chawdon77175/
Sawdang7720/
Shawdan773/
Sawdhan772/
Savdone772/
Showdon772/
Shewdon772/
Shawdun771/
Sabdoon771/
Seawdang717/
Chawdong712/
Sabdan67134/
Sewdan6754/
Safdan6739/
Savdun6733/
Jawdoszyn6724/
Sabdun6712/
Sowdan671/
Chaiwdong671/
Zewdon671/
Javdon671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sawdon
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