Verdun Surname

46,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Verdun Surname Definition:

(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.

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Verdun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina4,3341:9,862943
Paraguay3,2001:2,261312
France1,3731:48,3786,275
United States1,0551:343,56330,894
Spain2901:161,21411,695
Uruguay2181:15,7421,780
Philippines1941:521,84760,219
Brazil1781:1,202,66541,567
Canada691:533,99444,923
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
England151:3,714,537119,675
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

The alternate forms: Verdún (35) & Verdùn (2) are calculated separately.

Verdun (450) may also be a first name.

Verdun Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Verdun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verdun (Arabic: فردان, Russian: Вердун) has its highest incidence in Argentina. It can also be rendered as a variant: Verdún or Verdùn. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Verdun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 46,441st most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 652,889 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Verdun live; 71 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Verdun is also the 403,380th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 450 people.

Verdun is most numerous in Argentina, where it is borne by 4,334 people, or 1 in 9,862. In Argentina it is most common in: Buenos Aires Province, where 40 percent live, Misiones Province, where 12 percent live and Santa Fe Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Argentina Verdun is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Paraguay, where 29 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.

Verdun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Verdun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Verdun last name increased 1,055 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Verdun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Verdun surname are 7.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Verdun earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 16.74% more than the national average, earning $26,501,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning $42,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.12% less than the national average, earning $45,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verdún9435/
Verdùn942/
Verduyn921,988/
Verduin921,840/
Verdung9258/
Verdeun9223/
Verdunn926/
Verdoun921/
Verduijn861,561/
Verdusen8614/
Vearduyn860/
Berdun833,017/
Verdum83824/
Vredun8375/
Ferdun8358/
Virdun835/
Verdón832/
Werdun832/
Verdussen8053/
Verdunová803/
Virdung7720/
Werdung7719/
Varduhn775/
Verdoon775/
Werdunn774/
Woerdun771/
Ferdoun771/
Beardun771/
Beerdun771/
Berduin771/
Verdoum771/
Ferdung770/
Weirdun770/
Pherdun770/
Hverdunova751/
Berdutin7164/
Varduhyn7112/
Berdutyn717/
Berdoune711/
Beardund710/
Berdon675,585/
Ferdon67630/
Berdum67134/
Werdon6788/
Wirdun6764/
Berdún6735/
Werdum6730/
Fardun6726/
Berdunova6718/
Werdün6715/
Berdón6710/
Wardun678/
Fordun674/
Firdun672/
Fredun672/
Berdussin672/
Ferdunova672/
Ferdum671/
Birdun671/
Verdussem671/
Wordun670/

Verdun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Verdun in the Russian language
Вердунverdun-
Verdun in the Arabic language
فردانfrdan-
فيردانfyrdan-
فردونfrdwn-

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Verdun Reference & Research

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