Seddon Surname

39,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Seddon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Seddon,' some spot in south-west Lancashire, which I cannot find. The surname is well distributed over Lancashire, and has found its way into distant parts of the world.

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Seddon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,0371:6,9331,010
United States1,9821:182,87518,244
Australia1,7601:15,3382,179
Canada4591:80,2748,958
New Zealand3831:11,8232,052
South Africa1781:304,36929,195
Wales1771:17,4831,899
Nigeria1231:1,440,18555,603
Scotland841:63,7365,100
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Malta181:23,9041,289
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
India61:127,844,230863,365
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
France51:13,284,544357,392
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,8231:5,054764
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Wales241:65,3513,160
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:244,96920,381

Seddon (89) may also be a first name.

Seddon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Seddon,' some spot in south-west Lancashire, which I cannot find. The surname is well distributed over Lancashire, and has found its way into distant parts of the world.

1615. Laurence Seddon Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1627. John Seddon, of Liverpool: Wills at Chester.

1638. Michael Seddon, of Pilkington, yeoman: ibid.

— Margaret Seddon, of Winwick: ibid.

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

(English) This is a widespread Lancashire surname, but no place-name Seddon can be traced; and in all probability the surname is an assimilated and mutated form (through the pron. Sābden) of the Lanc. place-name Sabden, 13th and 14th cent. Sapedene, Sapeden = ‘the Spruce-Fir Valley ’ [Old English sœppe, spruce-fir + denu, valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The Seddon surname is derived from a Celtic tribe Setantii, who were a sub-tribe of the Brigantes, who lived in Northern England. But it is possible that the surname derived from places that were named after the tribe, e.g. in Roman times there was a settlement Portus Setantiorum and the river Seteia (now known as The Mersey). The tradition states that the name of the tribe was Sedonda. The Unitarian theologian-clergyman John Seddon (1719–1769) of Bolton and Warrington often signed his papers as Sedonda. As did George Seddon (1727–1801), the highly successful cabinetmaker who set up business in Georgian London.

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Seddon is an ancient Lancashire surname, nowadays has the highest Uk concentration in Merseyside. Australia, and New Zealand Seddon is well represented.

It means 'steep hill' from Old English.

- dinn315

(Northern English) This surname means 'Dweller at the steap valley' in Old English.

(Scottish) Variant of Shedden, a village in Renfrewshire, on the outskirts of Glasgow.

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Seddon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seddon (Arabic: سدون, Russian: Седдон) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seddon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 39,113th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 542,834 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Seddon reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 89 people.

The surname Seddon is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 8,037 people, or 1 in 6,933. In England Seddon is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 26 percent are found, Merseyside, where 15 percent are found and Lancashire, where 9 percent are found. Other than England this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Seddon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seddon has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Seddon last name increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 967 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 738 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Seddon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Seddon surname are 1.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.8% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seddon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.4% less than the national average, earning 220,120 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 231.34% more than the national average, earning R 787,392 per year; in United States they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $44,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.5% more than the national average, earning $54,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seddone92160/
Sheddon92112/
Seddong921/
Seaddon920/
Sedon912,503/
Seedon832,547/
Siddon83587/
Seadon83404/
Seidon83217/
Sedoon83129/
Saddon8350/
Saedon8334/
Sedoun8330/
Szedon8328/
Geddon8321/
Sedong8320/
Shedon8317/
Jeddon838/
Soddon837/
Sedone837/
Siedon835/
Seddom834/
Seddan832/
Seudon832/
Seydon831/
Seduon831/
Syddon830/
Sheddan77365/
Zeddoun77225/
Shaddon77209/
Seddoum7792/
Geddong7731/
Jeddoun7723/
Shaedon778/
Seydone776/
Siddong776/
Sedoine774/
Sedonne774/
Seidone773/
Sheadon772/
Seydoun772/
Shehdon772/
Sedohyn772/
Schedon771/
Siddone771/
Siddoon771/
Sheidon771/
Seddane771/
Shedong771/
Siddoen771/
Sedoune771/
Sedount771/
Seadhon771/
Seadoun771/
Seedong771/
Saddoon771/
Sheedon770/
Siddeon770/
Ceddone770/
Sidon733,589/
Sedan732,723/
Sadon732,548/
Sedun731,042/
Gedon73342/
Sodon73283/
Cedon73225/
Sydon73172/
Sedom7356/
Jedon7334/
Zedon7329/
Sedán737/
Sedàn731/
Sedãn731/
Schiedon71179/
Zeddoune7190/
Seedoung7160/
Schoedon7128/
Schedone7122/
Seydoune7113/
Sedohyna718/
Sedochin716/
Seidoune714/
Sedonova713/
Jeddoune711/
Schaddon711/
Shchedon711/
Sedhosin711/
Sheetdon710/
Shaddoin710/
Saedan678,520/
Sedhom672,738/
Saadon671,715/
Sadoon671,610/
Sedoum67652/
Saidon67644/
Seydan67469/
Sedane67457/
Seadan67443/
Chedon67442/
Seidun67299/
Saddan67276/
Gedong67247/
Seedan67220/
Zsadon67217/
Sedang67197/
Sedhan67192/
Zedong67154/
Sidong67134/
Seidan67131/
Sidone67124/
Siddan67103/
Sotdon67102/
Szidon67100/
Jeddan6791/
Saydon6785/
Sidoun6777/
Sa'don6763/
Sidoen6757/
Shedan6751/
Giddon6744/
Sedung6742/
Sedant6736/
Djedon6736/
Seddam6734/
Djidon6733/
Gedoon6727/
Cedone6724/
Gedoun6720/
Shadon6719/
Giedon6718/
Jedoun6715/
Siedun6715/
Shedun6714/
Sidoon6714/
Zeddun6713/
Seidom6712/
Cedong6710/
Zeddan6710/
Sidhon679/
Sadhon677/
Geddan677/
Sadoyn676/
Sedounova676/
Seedun676/
Jedone676/
Gisdon676/
Sahdon676/
Jeadon675/
Sideon675/
Sedand675/
Soidon675/
Sedaan675/
Seudan674/
Sedaun674/
Sydong674/
Soddan674/
Soedan674/
Shidon674/
Sadonn674/
Seedom673/
Seadun673/
Džadon673/
Zeudon673/
Geydon672/
Sadoin672/
Zeidon672/
Saiddoune672/
Zedoun672/
Siedan672/
Gedone672/
Ssadon672/
Sedanc672/
Sehdan672/
Siddom671/
Cedoin671/
Cisdon671/
Sjidon671/
Jedoon671/
Ceedon671/
Jiddon671/
Seudun671/
Seduun671/
Shedom671/
Ceudon671/
Zetdon671/
Zedond671/
Setdan671/
Suidon671/
Siddun671/
Sidonk671/
Sedanh671/
Sedann671/
Sedune671/
Seidán671/
Szydon671/
Sydone671/
Gesdon671/
Gedoin671/
Siedom671/
Sedeun671/
Sodoon671/
Sohdon671/
Jedoin671/
Jedong671/
Shydon670/
Shodon670/
Suydon670/

Seddon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seddon in the Russian language
Седдонseddon-
Seddon in the Arabic language
سدونsdwn-
سيدونsydwn-

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