Wendon Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Wendon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wenden,' or Wendon. I cannot find the locality. It Will have to be sought for in the Fen country.

Peter de Wendon, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alex, de Wenden, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Wendon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:337,68524,727
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wendon (104) may also be a first name.

Wendon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wenden,' or Wendon. I cannot find the locality. It Will have to be sought for in the Fen country.

Peter de Wendon, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alex, de Wenden, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1626-7. Isaac Downham and Sarah Wendon: Marriage Lic. (London).

1652. Reginald Wendon and Sicely Dennys: ibid.

1798. Married — Samuel Sanderson and Ann Wendon: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Wenden (Gt. and Little), Wendon(Essex), 13th cent. Wenden, Wendon [doubtless (as is so often the case) -den is for -don, Old English dún, a hill; the first element prob. being the pers. name Wena (Old English wena, hope): if the -den were really original (certainly Domesday-Bk. has Wendena) it, of course, would be Old English denu, a valley] In 1261-2 the manor of Wendon (Essex) belonged to Mauricius de Berkeley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same name as Wendyn, q. v.; or from Wendron, formerly Gwendron, in Kerrier hundred; from wen-, gwen-dron, the white hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The Wendons and Wendens derive their names from parishes in the county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wendon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wendon occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wendon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,148,257th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. Wendon is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Wendon reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in British Isles. Wendon is also the 925,156th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 104 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 337,685. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 18 percent are found, Cornwall, where 16 percent are found and Kent, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent are found and Barbados, where 5 percent are found.

Wendon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wendon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wendon last name fell 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wendon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wendon last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wendone921/
Whendon921/
Wenddon920/
Weindon920/
Wehndong861/
Bendon831,293/
Windon83879/
Wyndon8343/
Vendon8312/
Wendan8310/
Wendom833/
Vendone7721/
Wendane776/
Wendung774/
Bendoyn773/
Wendoum772/
Benndon772/
Vendoin771/
Wendand771/
Winddon771/
Wyondon771/
Windhon770/
Windone770/
Wndom731/
Wndan731/
Whinddon711/
Whinndon711/
Windom672,978/
Bindon671,233/
Wendam67432/
Vendan67283/
Bendan67154/
Bendun6790/
Byndon6769/
Wendum6716/
Vindon679/
Wyndom677/
Wendausen676/
Windan674/
Vendun673/
Windun672/
Wimdon671/
Windonová671/
Wouendoum671/
Uendan671/
Wendhandt671/

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