Gorden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gorden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gorden family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 168
Annuitant 12
Cotton Weaver 12
General Labourer 12
Agricultural Labourer 11
Coal Miner 11
Domestic Servant 9
General Servant 8
Labourer 7
Cooper 6
Farm Labourer 6
Dress Maker 5
Laundress 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Carpenter 5
Tailor 4
House Keeper 4
No Occupation 4
Domestic 3
Iron Moulder 3
Joiner 3
Servant 3
Solicitor 3
Farm Servant Indoor 3
Nailer 3

Gorden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gordon 83% 50,900
2 Garden 83% 7,762
3 Gorden 100% 6,599
4 Gordan 83% 6,029
5 Gardon 67% 1,556
6 Gurden 83% 1,337
7 Gradon 50% 684
8 Gardine 57% 421
9 Gardan 67% 379
10 Gurdon 67% 319
11 Gardin 67% 198
12 Gordin 83% 180
13 Graden 67% 154
14 Gordine 71% 145
15 Gerdon 67% 130

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The surname Gorden is the 3rd most popular variant of Gordon.

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