Verdon Surname

75,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Verdon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Verdun,' a town in the department of Meuse, N.E. France.

Rosa de Verdon, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Wydo de Verdum, Norfolk, ibid.

Bertram de Verdun, 7 Henry II: Pipe Roll.

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Verdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,9711:33,7004,102
United States1,3081:277,10925,894
Canada7661:48,1015,840
Switzerland5261:15,6142,562
Philippines4191:241,61936,553
England3451:161,50215,105
Australia3191:84,6269,797
Ireland2081:22,6392,234
Spain1911:244,77515,782
Argentina1321:323,81425,647
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Israel261:329,14027,831
Wales211:147,35910,403
Hungary191:516,64632,401
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1631:27,1772,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

The alternate forms: Verdón (2) are calculated separately.

Verdon (640) may also be a first name.

Verdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Verdun,' a town in the department of Meuse, N.E. France.

Rosa de Verdon, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Wydo de Verdum, Norfolk, ibid.

Bertram de Verdun, 7 Henry II: Pipe Roll.

1796. Married — Robert Whitton and Sarah Verdon: St. George, Hanover Square.

1803. — George Verdin and Ann Aikman: ibid.

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

(Anglo-French-Celt.) belonging to Verdon, Verdun, fairly common French place- names = the Green Hill (-Fort [the Gaulish cogn. of Welsh gwyrdd = Cornish guirt (allied to French vert, Old French verd, Latin virid-is), green + Gaulish dun-on (long u), Latinized dun-um, hill, hill-fort] Verdon, Marne, was Verdon A.Q,. 1162 and Verdun a.d. 1222. Verdun, Meuse, was the Lat,-Celt. Virodunum.

Bertram de Verdun.—Pipe-Rolls, A.D. 1161.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One of the great Hiberno-Norman families of Leinster. MIF 237; Map Louth

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Bertram de Verdun, the progenitor of this distinguished race, came in with the Conqueror, and was lord of Fameham-Royal, co. Bucks, which he held in chief in 1087, by the serjeanty of providing a glove for the King's right hand, on the day of his coronation, and of supporting his right hand while he held the royal sceptre. Verdun is a town in the N.E. of France, department of Meuse; and it has been suggested that the family were derived from the Counts or Viscounts of Verdun. Vide L'Art de Verifier les Dates, xiii. 444. Sussex Arch. Coll. x. 68.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De Verdun, a Norman baronial name. Robert, and Robin, Ralph, Thomas, Ranulph, Richard de Verdun, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Thomas, Robert de Verdon 1198 (Ib.). Verdun was near Avranches. Bertram de V. came to England 1066, and 1086 held as a baron in Bucks (Domesd.). In 1165 Bertram and Walter de V. held baronies in Stafford and Oxford. Hence the Barons de V. by writ 1295, 1332.

The Norman People (1874)

(Anglo-Norman), Verdun, anciently Verodunum; i. e., Castle of Verus.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From Verdun; a location name. in France. Verdoune in Roll of Battell Abbey. Bertram de Verdun, a tenant in chief in the Domesday Book, (Staffordshire). In 1273, John de Verdun held lands in Beiton, Leicestershire Bertram de Verdun founded Croxden Abbey, 23 Henry II., 1176.

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

Verdon: derive from Verdon in Meuse.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Verdon: from a fief in the arrondissement of Avranches. Bertram de Verdon, the founder of the English house, had Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire of the King (Domesday).

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

A Norman name: Verdon; a local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Verdon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Verdon (Russian: Вердон) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Verdón. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Verdon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,954th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,128,278 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Verdon live; 39 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 328,833rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 640 people.

Verdon is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 1,971 people, or 1 in 33,700. In France Verdon is primarily concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 33 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 33 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Other than France this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Verdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Verdon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Verdon last name rose 928 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 248 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 128 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Verdon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Verdon last name is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Verdon surname are 13.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Verdon earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.94% more than the national average, earning R 299,280 per year; in United States they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $50,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $48,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verdón942/
Verdonk923,153/
Verdone922,166/
Verdonc9230/
Verdoon925/
Verdong922/
Verdoyn921/
Verdoun921/
Verdoncq8666/
Veerdonk8652/
Verdonne862/
Verdontt861/
Berdon835,585/
Verdan834,419/
Vardon832,648/
Ferdon83630/
Werdon8388/
Vordon8320/
Verdom8312/
Verdán8310/
Virdon837/
Verdão834/
Verdonova805/
Verdoncqu801/
Beardon77443/
Verdant77161/
Verdhan77101/
Virdone7768/
Weardon7732/
Verdeun7723/
Verdang7721/
Bierdon776/
Verdoom775/
Ferdoon773/
Verdane772/
Verdann771/
Vaardon771/
Ferdoun771/
Ferdonk771/
Verdank771/
Ferdone771/
Feardon771/
Verdoum771/
Berdoin770/
Berrdon770/
Wherdon770/
Verdanne7128/
Bearddon715/
Berdoune711/
Verdasen711/
Wheerdon711/
Verdanck711/
Verdancq711/
Berdosin711/
Fearedon710/
Berdan674,884/
Fredon671,705/
Vardan671,135/
Fordon67777/
Fardon67693/
Verdam67641/
Werdan67285/
Ferdan67107/
Wordon6776/
Wardon6749/
Birdon6741/
Berdán6736/
Verdánová6713/
Berdón6710/
Vordan678/
Firdon675/
Virdan674/
Byrdon673/
Verdanová673/
Verdanova672/
Berdom671/
Vordón671/
Ferdom671/
Wirdon670/

Verdon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Verdon in the Russian language
Вердонverdon-

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