Verdon Surname
Approximately 6,459 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameVerdon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,971 | 1:33,700 | 4,102 |
| United States | 1,308 | 1:277,109 | 25,894 |
| Canada | 766 | 1:48,101 | 5,840 |
| Switzerland | 526 | 1:15,614 | 2,562 |
| Philippines | 419 | 1:241,619 | 36,553 |
| England | 345 | 1:161,502 | 15,105 |
| Australia | 319 | 1:84,626 | 9,797 |
| Ireland | 208 | 1:22,639 | 2,234 |
| Spain | 191 | 1:244,775 | 15,782 |
| Argentina | 132 | 1:323,814 | 25,647 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 163 | 1:27,177 | 2,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 139 | 1:175,362 | 14,652 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 141 | 1:356,161 | 27,153 |
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.
(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.
One of the great Hiberno-Norman families of Leinster. MIF 237; Map Louth
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.
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.
(Anglo-Norman), Verdun, anciently Verodunum; i. e., Castle of Verus.
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.
Verdon: derive from Verdon in Meuse.
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).
A Norman name: Verdon; a local name
Verdon Demographics
Average Male Verdon Height
172.18 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Verdon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Verdon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Verdon (Russian: Вердон) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Verdón. For other possible spellings of Verdon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Verdon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Verdon is the 75,954th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,128,278 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Verdon are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 38 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 328,833rd most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 640 people.
This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 1,971 people, or 1 in 33,700. In France it is most common 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 Verdon exists in 48 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Verdon surname increased 928 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 248 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 128 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Verdon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Verdon surname is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Verdon last name are 13.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.81% registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdón | 94 | 2 | / |
| Verdonk | 92 | 3,153 | / |
| Verdone | 92 | 2,166 | / |
| Verdonc | 92 | 30 | / |
| Verdoon | 92 | 5 | / |
| Verdong | 92 | 2 | / |
| Verdoyn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Verdoun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Verdoncq | 86 | 66 | / |
| Veerdonk | 86 | 52 | / |
| Verdonne | 86 | 2 | / |
| Verdontt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Berdon | 83 | 5,585 | / |
| Verdan | 83 | 4,419 | / |
| Vardon | 83 | 2,648 | / |
| Ferdon | 83 | 630 | / |
| Werdon | 83 | 88 | / |
| Vordon | 83 | 20 | / |
| Verdom | 83 | 12 | / |
| Verdán | 83 | 10 | / |
| Virdon | 83 | 7 | / |
| Verdão | 83 | 4 | / |
| Verdonova | 80 | 5 | / |
| Verdoncqu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beardon | 77 | 443 | / |
| Verdant | 77 | 161 | / |
| Verdhan | 77 | 101 | / |
| Virdone | 77 | 68 | / |
| Weardon | 77 | 32 | / |
| Verdeun | 77 | 23 | / |
| Verdang | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bierdon | 77 | 6 | / |
| Verdoom | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ferdoon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Verdane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Verdann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaardon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ferdoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ferdonk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Verdank | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ferdone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feardon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Verdoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Berdoin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Berrdon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wherdon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Verdanne | 71 | 28 | / |
| Bearddon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Berdoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Verdasen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wheerdon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Verdanck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Verdancq | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berdosin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fearedon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Berdan | 67 | 4,884 | / |
| Fredon | 67 | 1,705 | / |
| Vardan | 67 | 1,135 | / |
| Fordon | 67 | 777 | / |
| Fardon | 67 | 693 | / |
| Verdam | 67 | 641 | / |
| Werdan | 67 | 285 | / |
| Ferdan | 67 | 107 | / |
| Wordon | 67 | 76 | / |
| Wardon | 67 | 49 | / |
| Birdon | 67 | 41 | / |
| Berdán | 67 | 36 | / |
| Verdánová | 67 | 13 | / |
| Berdón | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vordan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Firdon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Virdan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Byrdon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Verdanová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Verdanova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Berdom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vordón | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferdom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirdon | 67 | 0 | / |
Verdon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Verdon in the Russian language | ||
| Вердон | verdon | - |
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