Sugden Surname

68,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sugden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sugden,' some small spot in West Riding of Yorks, which I have failed to identify.

Robertus de Sugden, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Sugden, 1379: ibid.

Robertus de Sugdeyn, 1379: ibid.

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Sugden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7501:14,8582,192
United States1,8191:199,26319,609
Australia7341:36,7794,823
Canada3631:101,50311,010
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Scotland1351:39,6583,738
New Zealand1311:34,5675,960
Wales511:60,6775,433
Jersey221:4,509908
France171:3,907,219231,005
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tonga11:107,313791
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4371:7,0921,098
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

Sugden (11) may also be a first name.

Sugden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sugden,' some small spot in West Riding of Yorks, which I have failed to identify.

Robertus de Sugden, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Sugden, 1379: ibid.

Robertus de Sugdeyn, 1379: ibid.

1555. William Sugden and Catherine Lenyall: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English) Dweller at the Sow-Hollow [O.(N.)E. sugu, a sow + denu, a hollow] Robertus de Sugden.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Or De Rotors. Fulco de Rotors, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Fulco de Rotor, 1198 (Ib.). Rotors was in the Cotentin, and was held from the barony of Litehaire (MSAN, xv. 81,170). In England William de Rotor occurs 1130 (Rot. Pip.). His son Guiomar de Rotor in 1165 held a fief in Salop from Fitz-Alan, and had Guiomar II., De Rodington or De Sugden, so named from his estates in Salop (Eyton, vii. 373). Godfrey de Rotur, his brother, was Lord of Sugden (Ib. 380,382), and from him descended the family of S., long of great importance in Salop, a branch of which, anciently settled in London, gave origin to Sir Edward Sugden, Lord St. Leonards, Lord Chancellor of England.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Salop.

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

Sugden was an Ecclesfield name in the reign of Elizabeth (Ga.). A gentle family of this name resided at Eastwood House in the parish of Keighley early this century (Wh. C.). The name is still in Keighley. John Sugdon, woollen draper, was mayor of Beverley in the East Riding in 1677 and 1695 (Poulson's "Beverlac"). In the church of Howlden (Howden?) in the East Riding, there is an inscription referring to William Sugden of Laxton, bearing the date of 1728 (G.). William Sugdon was a bailiff of Shrewsbury (Salop) in 1479 (Phillips' "Shrewsbury").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sugden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sugden is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sugden.

How Common Is The Last Name Sugden? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sugden is the 68,273rd most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,001,449 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Sugden live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 11 people.

The last name Sugden is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 3,750 people, or 1 in 14,858. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 31 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent are found. Apart from England Sugden is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Sugden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sugden has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 919 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 115 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sugden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sugden surname is predominantly Anglican (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sugden surname are 9.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.66% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sugden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.51% less than the national average, earning R 191,268 per year; in United States they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $47,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.63% more than the national average, earning $61,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sungden9233/
Shugden922/
Sugdden921/
Saugden921/
Sukden8311/
Jugden833/
Sugdin830/
Chugden771,206/
Sungdin771/
Shügden771/
Cougden770/
Sukdin6727/
Jügden671/
Shokden6270/
Chucden629/
Sukddin621/
Shikden621/
Sookden621/
Chugdin621/
Chugdem621/
Sockden621/
Sukdina621/
Chhugdn621/
Shockden5735/
Sookdeen576/
Chuquden571/
Djoughdem5311/
Jukdin501/

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