Youlden Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Youlden Surname Definition:

From Youldon, which Pryce translates the devil's hill (joul-den); but qy. from yuhal-don, the high hill.

Youlden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:254,42020,501
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Australia711:380,22131,281
Wales311:99,8247,946
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Youlden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Youldon, which Pryce translates the devil's hill (joul-den); but qy. from yuhal-don, the high hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Youlden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Youlden is found most in England. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Youlden? popularity and diffusion

The surname Youlden is the 680,882nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. The last name Youlden occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Youlden live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 254,420. In England Youlden is most common in: West Midlands, where 16 percent are found, Devon, where 11 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 10 percent are found. Other than England it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Youlden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Youlden has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Youlden last name rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 707 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Youlden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Youlden last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Youlden earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 45.26% more than the national average, earning $62,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.25% less than the national average, earning $40,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yulden9237/
Youldin861/
Eoulden861/
Joulden860/
Jolden7718/
Julden7717/
Yuldin7716/
Eolden771/
Yuldina714/
Hyuldin711/
Heolden710/
Jholden710/
Yuldnova671/
Joulding671/
Juldin6285/
Joldin6232/
Juldem621/
Jhuldn621/
Giuldin5713/
Julding571/
Geauldin531/
Juldinova501/

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