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
The surname Werden occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Werdén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Werden? popularity and diffusion
The surname Werden is the 329,664th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,483,582 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Werden live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most common first name globally It is held by 59 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 816 people, or 1 in 444,190. In The United States Werden is most common in: Maryland, where 6 percent live, Minnesota, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.
Werden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Werden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Werden last name increased 423 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Werden Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Werden are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% 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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