Walkden Surname

175,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Walkden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Walkden,' now a parish called Walkden Moor, in the ancient parish of Eccles, near Manchester.

John de Walkedene, 1408: East Cheshire.

1610. Robert Walkden, Rochdale: Baines' Lancashire.

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Walkden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5281:36,4654,776
Australia2821:95,72910,881
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
Canada1711:215,47120,813
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Wales471:65,8415,810
Scotland341:157,4659,168
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3561:17,9762,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Walkden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Walkden,' now a parish called Walkden Moor, in the ancient parish of Eccles, near Manchester.

John de Walkedene, 1408: East Cheshire.

1610. Robert Walkden, Rochdale: Baines' Lancashire.

1619-20. Francis Walkeden, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1661-2. Simon Harker and Mary Walkadine: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1622. Hugh Walkden, of Bolton: Wills at Chester.

1640. Alexander Walkden, of Sharpies: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Walkden (Lanc.), a.d. 1514 Walkeden, 1408 Walkedene [the first elem. is prob. tor Old English W(e)alh, Welshman: the second is Old English denu, valley (cp. the Walshedene of a Lanc. Rental a.d. 1323-4]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Walkden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walkden is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Walkden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walkden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 175,211th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,979,373 people. The surname Walkden occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Walkden live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,528 people, or 1 in 36,465. In England Walkden is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent reside, Lancashire, where 24 percent reside and Merseyside, where 6 percent reside. Not including England it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Walkden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walkden has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Walkden surname grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Walkden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Walkden surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Walkden last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walkden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.84% less than the national average, earning R 216,636 per year; in United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $51,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walkeden93145/
Walkiden9328/
Walkaden9318/
Walkdon861/
Walkdem861/
Walkdin860/
Wolkden860/
Walgden860/
Walkotten7574/
Walkadine752/
Walkedine751/
Walakudunu711/
Walkton711/
Balgden711/
Wilkidon672/
Wilketon670/
Walikitini591/
Wilgten571/
Walgatin5310/
Walicton531/
Wailigton503/
Willegton503/
Wolokitin501/
Wolukotun501/

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