The Arding Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Arding family.

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The Arding Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Arding
1841 Census3
1851 Census6
1861 Census16
1871 Census28
1881 Census62
1891 Census53
1901 Census63

Most Frequent Forenames for the Arding Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Arding 1 0 1 2 5 3 3
Thomas Arding 1 1 1 2 6 3 0
William Arding 0 0 2 1 3 2 2
Henry Arding 0 1 1 0 2 2 2
Elizabeth Arding 0 1 1 3 2 1 0
Edith Arding 0 0 0 1 3 1 2
Sarah Arding 0 0 1 1 1 2 1
Emily Arding 0 0 2 1 2 1 0
John Arding 0 0 1 1 1 2 1
Arthur Arding 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
Alfred Arding 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
James Arding 0 0 0 1 2 1 1
Ellen Arding 0 0 1 2 1 1 0
Annie Arding 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Richard Arding 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Frederick Arding 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Edwin Arding 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Herbert Arding 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Rebecca Arding 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Helen Arding 0 0 1 0 1 0 2

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Arding family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Arding

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