Wovenden Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Wovenden Surname Definition:

An assimilated form of Wolfenden, q.v.

Wovenden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Jersey11:51,8823,898

Wovenden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An assimilated form of Wolfenden, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wovenden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wovenden is found most in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wovenden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Wovenden is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Wovenden live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Wovenden is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is mostly found in: Wiltshire, where 29 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 29 percent are found and Cheshire, where 14 percent are found. Beside England this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 46 percent are found.

Wovenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wovenden has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wovenden last name fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wovenden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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