Vowden Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Vowden Surname Definition:

Mr. Ferguson derives it from Woden, Odin, the Teutonic divinity.

Vowden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:335,65124,624
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Vowden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mr. Ferguson derives it from Woden, Odin, the Teutonic divinity.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From mod-den, the hill place, or the dwelling on the hill; or perhaps rather from vidhin, bidhin, vidn, vethan, a meadow. There is a mine called Tolvadden.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Vowden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vowden is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vowden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,177,228th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Vowden is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Vowden reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in British Isles.

Vowden is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 335,651. In England Vowden is most prevalent in: Devon, where 49 percent reside, Hampshire, where 7 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Jersey, where 4 percent reside.

Vowden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vowden has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 9 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vowden Last Name Statistics demography

Vowden earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.99% less than the national average, earning $33,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowden83311/
Wowden832/
Vawden831/
Bowdden774/
Bowfden771/
Bowdn730/
Fawden6741/
Bobden6714/
Wovden671/
Vavden671/
Wofden670/
Vovdina622/
Bobdeen621/
Bahawdeen531/
Vavdin508/
Bawdin505/
Vabdin501/
Bobdin501/

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Vowden Reference & Research

Vodden One-name Study - A profile of the Vodden surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Vodden DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Vodden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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