Whaddon Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whaddon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Whaddon (fairly common), the Anglo-Saxon Hwœtedún = the Wheat-Hill [Old English hwœte + dún] Whaddon, Bucks, was the Domesday Wadone. Whaddon, Glouc., was Wadune in Domesday-Bk., Waddone and Watdone in the 13th cent.

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Whaddon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Whaddon (3) may also be a first name.

Whaddon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Whaddon (fairly common), the Anglo-Saxon Hwœtedún = the Wheat-Hill [Old English hwœte + dún] Whaddon, Bucks, was the Domesday Wadone. Whaddon, Glouc., was Wadune in Domesday-Bk., Waddone and Watdone in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whaddon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whaddon is found most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whaddon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Whaddon reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles. Whaddon is also the 7,463,778th most frequent first name internationally, held by 3 people.

The last name Whaddon is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Whaddon is most frequent in: Cambridgeshire, where 33 percent reside, Essex, where 33 percent reside and Greater London, where 33 percent reside.

Whaddon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whaddon has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waddon92266/
Whadon920/
Wheadon861,979/
Wheddon86285/
Waiddon862/
Weaddon861/
Whoddon860/
Wadon8393/
Wahadoun801/
Whedon77476/
Weadon77435/
Baddon77278/
Waidon77227/
Huadon77115/
Waydon7777/
Waddan7755/
Weddon7752/
Wadone7723/
Watdon773/
Vaddon771/
Wadhon771/
Wajdon771/
Wadond771/
Waudon770/
Huadong71312/
Wadhone7145/
Wahadan7117/
Wheedon718/
Wahadun715/
Wadoune712/
Wadoing712/
Whaidan711/
Waidoun711/
Washdon711/
Waddane711/
Whaydan710/
Wooddon710/
Weehdon710/
Weeddon710/
Badon675,039/
Wadan672,893/
Vadon672,000/
Wodon67369/
Wadoń67186/
Wadom6761/
Wedon6757/
Wadun6731/
Wahadane6718/
Huadhoon672/
Uadon671/
Vahadoen671/
Weiddong671/
Wahaidan671/

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