Werden Surname
Approximately 1,124 people bear this surname
Werden Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Worden (valley with a weir or dam), in Lancashire.
Werden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 816 | 1:444,190 | 38,145 |
| Canada | 126 | 1:292,425 | 27,191 |
| Germany | 102 | 1:789,269 | 58,234 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 193 | 1:260,200 | 21,388 |
The alternate forms: Werdén (5) are calculated separately.
Werden (59) may also be a first name.
Werden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Worden (valley with a weir or dam), in Lancashire.
(German.) Local. From Wehr, a fortification, and den, a hill; a town in the Netherlands called Woerden.
Werden Demographics
Average Werden Salary in
United States
$45,081 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Werden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werden Come From? nationality or country of origin
Werden is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Werdén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Werden? popularity and diffusion
The last name Werden is the 329,664th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,483,582 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Werden are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 59 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 816 people, or 1 in 444,190. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 6 percent are found, Minnesota, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.
Werden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Werden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Werden surname expanded 423 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Werden Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Werden surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Werden earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $45,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $52,278 CAD per year.
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Werden Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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