Worden Surname

34,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Worden Surname Definition:

For Warden, q.v.

Worden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,2801:29,5163,663
England1,2301:45,2995,707
Canada8681:42,4495,272
Australia6441:41,9195,357
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8421:28,9493,906
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6531:13,7471,763

The alternate forms: Wörden (8), Wordén (6) & Wördén (5) are calculated separately.

Worden (118) may also be a first name.

Worden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Warden, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Worden (valley with a weir or dam), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From wor-den, upon the hill; veor-den, the great hill; or warth-den, the high hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Worden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Worden (Arabic: ردين) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Wörden, Wordén or Wördén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,958th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 481,312 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Worden are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Worden is also the 859,937th most common first name globally, borne by 118 people.

The surname Worden is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 12,280 people, or 1 in 29,516. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 10 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Worden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Worden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Worden last name expanded 336 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Worden last name are 15.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Worden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning R 258,924 per year; in United States they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $44,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $51,227 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wörden948/
Wordén946/
Woerden92154/
Worrden922/
Whorden920/
Wourden920/
Wohrden920/
Wordn913/
Wördén895/
Wourdeng861/
Wourdeen860/
Borden8325,569/
Warden8323,071/
Werden831,124/
Würden83235/
Wurden8376/
Wordin8321/
Vorden838/
Uorden833/
Wordem832/
Weerden77189/
Bourden77173/
Voorden7754/
Werdien7746/
Wardien7721/
Waarden7713/
Waerden7712/
Wuerden778/
Warhden776/
Bordeen773/
Wharden772/
Warrden772/
Wardenn772/
Vordeen772/
Wardeen771/
Borrden771/
Boorden771/
Vohrden771/
Bordden770/
Wardden770/
Vorrden770/
Hwarden770/
Bordenn770/
Bordn731/
Wardn730/
Wourding711/
Wuerdien711/
Wordding710/
Burden6728,173/
Bordin6715,574/
Barden6714,849/
Varden671,481/
Wardin67852/
Wardyn67748/
Werdin67556/
Verden67548/
Vurden67220/
Werdyn6752/
Bordyn6747/
Wördin6716/
Werdün6715/
Bärden6711/
Wordim677/
Wardem676/
Werdén675/
Vordem675/
Bourdn673/
Wardnd673/
Bordín672/
Wardeń671/
Bordhn671/
Wardhn671/
Bordèn671/

Worden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Worden in the Arabic language
ردينrdyn-

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Worden Reference & Research

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