Sedding Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sedding Surname Definition:

From the French, Sedyn; a personal name.

Sedding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Sedding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Sedyn; a personal name.

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

Sedding Last Name Facts

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

Sedding is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sedding? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Sedding are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Sedding is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 6,192,728. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 85 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Sedding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sedding has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shedding9311/
Seadding930/
Seding9249/
Seddin922/
Schedding8843/
Sodding86242/
Seiding86122/
Gedding8662/
Jedding8651/
Sieding8651/
Soeding8644/
Sidding8642/
Sadding8621/
Seuddin869/
Sheddin865/
Seeding864/
Saeding863/
Zedding861/
Sediong861/
Seddion861/
Seading860/
Sheding860/
Sedin833,467/
Geddings801,571/
Scheding80270/
Shadding8089/
Scheddin8055/
Saedingh8020/
Jeddings805/
Sheiding802/
Sheddeng801/
Seedings800/
Sedina772,575/
Sedion77939/
Sedeng77561/
Seedin77479/
Sading77350/
Siding77296/
Sedden77127/
Söding77107/
Soding7789/
Siddin7764/
Shedin7759/
Seydin7755/
Jeding7753/
Sejdin7733/
Geding7732/
Seidin7732/
Sedihn7728/
Seadin7727/
Ceding7718/
Sedien7718/
Zeding7716/
Syding7713/
Siedin779/
Seudin778/
S'Edin772/
Hsedin771/
Sedgin771/
Scheiding751,204/
Schieding7592/
Schaeding7583/
Scheddien7514/
Saheuddin752/
Scheading751/
Schoeding751/
Shedden712,791/
Schedin71725/
Gidding71550/
Seidina71294/
Seydina71252/
Siddina71125/
Saedeng71121/
Sheydin7194/
Sadieng7169/
Shedina7165/
Saiding7154/
Sjoding7131/
Saiddin7125/
Jehding7122/
Sjedina7120/
Shiding7119/
Zadding7116/
Cheding7114/
Suiding7113/
Sjöding7113/
Gieding719/
Siedina716/
Saddeng716/
Cidding715/
Sahding715/
Gedings714/
Shading714/
Sidiong714/
Sheidin713/
Soiding713/
Ceddeng712/
Cheddin712/
Satding712/
Seedeng712/
Siddink711/
Seadina711/
Suiddin711/
Seejdin711/
Seidion711/
Seadeng711/
Sehdeng711/
Sidings711/
Shoding711/
Gehding711/
Shiddin710/
Seadden710/
Gesding710/
Sheadin710/
Giddings6713,608/
Sidin673,355/
Seden671,466/
Sedyn67487/
Zedin67277/
Seedaeng67183/
Saedaeng67108/
Schiding67106/
Sheydina6778/
Cedin6764/
Schedina6759/
Schading6747/
Sedinova6738/
Schäding6732/
Sedim6727/
Shchedin6711/
Sedinová6710/
Sedén679/
Saijddin679/
Djidding678/
Szajding678/
Sydin678/
Saehdeng678/
Schedden676/
Hsadieng675/
Sedne675/
Seidn673/
Shaiddin672/
Saaiddin672/
Saheudin671/
Schiedng671/
Saiddina671/
Saedueng671/
Seeddeen671/
Sheidina671/
Seadaeng671/
Cheading671/
Chidding670/

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