Sudden Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Sudden Surname Definition:

A known corruption of Southdean, through Soudean.

Sudden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland311:120,7495,564
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Sudden (380) may also be a first name.

Sudden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A known corruption of Southdean, through Soudean.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From sog-den, the moist or wet hill. Lower refers Soden to Sudden, which he says is a known corruption of Southdean, through Soudean.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Southdean, "southern valley," a parish of Scotland, co. Roxburgh. There is however the French surname Soudan, and two communes and villages of France named Soudan, one dep. Deux Sevres, the other dep. Loire-Inf.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sudden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sudden is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sudden? popularity and diffusion

Sudden is the 1,967,751st most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Sudden reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 444,827th most widespread first name on earth, held by 380 people.

Sudden is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States Sudden is most prevalent in: California, where 51 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Sudden exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Sudden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sudden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sudden last name rose 168 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sudden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sudden surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Sudden earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $49,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suddaen9234/
Suddeen923/
Sudduen922/
Scudden920/
Suden91899/
Suuddeen8616/
Shuddeen8611/
Sauddeen861/
Suddenth861/
Schudden861/
Suiden8327,139/
Suddin831,775/
Sauden831,093/
Shuden83555/
Souden83503/
Cudden83343/
Sodden83139/
Sudeng83136/
Sueden83128/
Sudeen83127/
Sudaen8313/
Suddyn8310/
Judden837/
Sudien836/
Sudent833/
Scuden833/
Seuden831/
Sudenn831/
Siuden831/
Suyden830/
Susden830/
Sudn8015/
Shauddeen803/
Sudding77550/
Sutdaen77516/
Shuddin77338/
Sauddin77328/
Soudien77139/
Saudeen7765/
Suuddin7728/
Suddyna7711/
Scouden7710/
Seuddin779/
Suddina778/
Siuddin777/
Shudeen777/
Sutdoen774/
Suedeen773/
Juddeen772/
Sudduin771/
Suiddin771/
Szuddin771/
Ssudeen771/
Suudeen771/
Zuddeen771/
Soodden771/
Sudienė771/
Saudien771/
Schuden771/
Shudeng771/
Sausden770/
Shodden770/
Shidden770/
Shjauddeen751/
Sudin7312,852/
Soden735,069/
Juden731,041/
Sudyn73298/
Cuden73189/
Süden73104/
Sudem7317/
Sudín7310/
Zuden738/
Sudne736/
Sudhn734/
Soudn732/
Shudn731/
Sudnn731/
Shauddin71453/
Sheudeen71248/
Sahuddin71115/
Shaudeen713/
Shuuddin712/
Sudenova711/
Hsudding711/
Shuhdien711/
Ssudding711/
Schouden711/
Shzuddin711/
Ziuddeen711/
Saudin671,593/
Sudina671,546/
Shoden671,360/
Juddin67957/
Suding67593/
Soudin67326/
Shahuddin67275/
Sooden67254/
Chuden67241/
Zuddin67201/
Shiden67195/
Sudyna67154/
Sjoden67137/
Sahauddin67104/
Shudin67101/
Suudin6788/
Sodien6781/
Soeden6757/
Soddin6741/
Sjudin6735/
Judeen6726/
Siudin6724/
Soudyn6721/
Scudin6717/
Suidin6716/
Zuiden6713/
Suidem6713/
Schaudien6711/
Jusden6710/
Seudin678/
Sudinn677/
Hsudin676/
Sudion676/
Saudenova675/
Sodeen674/
Sutdin673/
Suhdin673/
Tjuden673/
Shudyn673/
Suedin672/
Sziden672/
Sudimn672/
Susdin672/
Cuddin671/
Saahuddin671/
Saudhn671/
Judeng671/
Judenn671/
Jeuddn671/
Zudeen671/
Shudenova671/
Soudem671/
Soudne671/
Jauden671/
Schudding671/
Jouden671/
Sudeem671/
Sudijn671/
Siudyn671/
Schuddink671/
Shudem671/
Saudem671/
Shsauddin671/
Shjauddin671/
Suddim671/
Zauddn671/
Ceuden670/
Suydin670/
Sudyon670/

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