Walden Surname
Approximately 45,463 people bear this surname
Walden Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Walden,' a well - known and ancient town in Essex, now Saffron Walden. A monastery at Walden gave impetus to the surname. This I have found to be commonly the case. Two parishes, also in Hertfordshire, have helped, no doubt, to swell the total.
Read More About This SurnameWalden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33,943 | 1:10,678 | 1,306 |
| England | 3,943 | 1:14,131 | 2,083 |
| Australia | 1,866 | 1:14,467 | 2,050 |
| Germany | 1,529 | 1:52,652 | 6,848 |
| Canada | 903 | 1:40,804 | 5,090 |
| New Zealand | 634 | 1:7,142 | 1,215 |
| Finland | 288 | 1:19,086 | 2,720 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| South Africa | 260 | 1:208,376 | 22,133 |
| Suriname | 192 | 1:2,878 | 463 |
| Pakistan | 179 | 1:998,011 | 12,969 |
| Wales | 155 | 1:19,965 | 2,115 |
| Argentina | 150 | 1:284,956 | 22,842 |
| Jamaica | 127 | 1:22,598 | 1,886 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Sweden | 79 | 1:124,642 | 8,853 |
| Israel | 73 | 1:117,228 | 12,979 |
| Austria | 72 | 1:118,270 | 16,587 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| Poland | 57 | 1:666,820 | 57,730 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Chile | 42 | 1:419,440 | 11,239 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Panama | 31 | 1:126,202 | 4,409 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | 1:459 | 108 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Anguilla | 4 | 1:3,359 | 324 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,114 | 1:11,530 | 1,761 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:34,096 | 1,856 |
| Jersey | 24 | 1:2,162 | 357 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,539 | 1:11,064 | 1,440 |
The alternate forms: Waldén (326) & Waldèn (1) are calculated separately.
Walden (2,221) may also be a first name.
Walden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Walden,' a well - known and ancient town in Essex, now Saffron Walden. A monastery at Walden gave impetus to the surname. This I have found to be commonly the case. Two parishes, also in Hertfordshire, have helped, no doubt, to swell the total.
Alice de Waledene, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Waledene, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John de Waledene, Buckinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
(2) Bapt. 'the son of Waldron.' Naturally and easily corrupted to Waldin and Walding, now Walden.
Walden fil. Gospatrick, Cambridgeshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Thomas Waldyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Waldyng, 1370: ibid.
1573. Thomas Walden, Christ Church: Register of the University of Oxford.
(English) 1 belonging to Walden, 13th cent. usually Waleden(e = (a) the Forest- Valley [Old English w(e)ald, a forest + denu, a valley] Abbas de Waleden (Essex).—Charter-Rolls, A.D. 1234-5.
(b) the Welshmen’s Valley [Old English Weala, genit. pl. of Wealth, a Welshman, foreigner] Walden, Herts, e.g., occurs repeatedly as Wealadenu (dat., ‘on Wealadene’) in an Anglo-Saxon deed ('Dipl. Angl.’, pp. 649-50).
2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name W(e)alden = Ruler, Governor [Old English w(e)alden(d] Walden son Gospatrick.—Testa de Nevill.
(English) One who came from Walden (the valley of the Britons), the name of several places in England; dweller in a forested valley; descendant of Walden (power, little).
Parishes, &c., in cos. Essex, Hertford, York, &c.
(Saxon and German) A wood, a woody place.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Walden Demographics
Average Male Walden Height
176.89 cm
Average Female Walden Height
162.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Walden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walden (Arabic: والدن, Hindi: वाल्डन) occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms: Waldén or Waldèn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walden? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,354th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 160,296 people. Walden is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Walden live; 77 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 158,632nd most frequent given name world-wide, held by 2,221 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 33,943 people, or 1 in 10,678. In The United States Walden is mostly found in: Georgia, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 80 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Walden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Walden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walden last name rose 748 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 337 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 558 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 127 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Walden Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Walden surname are 19.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.17% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Walden earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.74% less than the national average, earning 295,084 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.59% more than the national average, earning R 305,580 per year; in United States they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning $41,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $54,267 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldén | 94 | 326 | / |
| Waldèn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wallden | 92 | 460 | / |
| Waldien | 92 | 86 | / |
| Waldeen | 92 | 10 | / |
| Wahlden | 92 | 6 | / |
| Waldenn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Whalden | 92 | 0 | / |
| Waulden | 92 | 0 | / |
| Waldn | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hwaldeen | 86 | 12 | / |
| Waldenth | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wolden | 83 | 1,296 | / |
| Balden | 83 | 811 | / |
| Waldin | 83 | 408 | / |
| Valden | 83 | 161 | / |
| Waldyn | 83 | 47 | / |
| Waldem | 83 | 39 | / |
| Walldn | 83 | 12 | / |
| Waldne | 83 | 3 | / |
| Waldnn | 83 | 0 | / |
| Waldenová | 80 | 4 | / |
| Walldén | 77 | 820 | / |
| Whelden | 77 | 251 | / |
| Wahldén | 77 | 80 | / |
| Walldin | 77 | 62 | / |
| Vallden | 77 | 28 | / |
| Baldeen | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wahldin | 77 | 13 | / |
| Baulden | 77 | 10 | / |
| Woldøen | 77 | 7 | / |
| Waldäng | 77 | 4 | / |
| Walldèn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Valdeen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahldèn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ballden | 77 | 1 | / |
| Valdeun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bealden | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baalden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bailden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Woolden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waildin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wholden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weilden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wealdin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Baldn | 73 | 4 | / |
| Woldn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheelden | 71 | 183 | / |
| Wahaldin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wheilden | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whalding | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whealdin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waulding | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bolden | 67 | 27,499 | / |
| Baldin | 67 | 13,868 | / |
| Volden | 67 | 2,506 | / |
| Valdin | 67 | 708 | / |
| Baldyn | 67 | 280 | / |
| Woldin | 67 | 74 | / |
| Valdén | 67 | 48 | / |
| Valdem | 67 | 44 | / |
| Woldén | 67 | 9 | / |
| Woldem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uolden | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valdenova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ualdin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baldín | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baldén | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woldyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valdyn | 67 | 1 | / |
Walden Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walden in the Hindi language | ||
| वाल्डन | valdana | - |
| Walden in the Arabic language | ||
| والدن | waldn | - |
| الدن | aldn | - |
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