Layden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Layden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Layden family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
General Labourer 5
Labourer 5
Coal Miner Employed 4
Coal Miner 3
Agricultural Laborer 3
Domestic Servant 2
Cotton Printer 2
Bricklayer 2
Cotton Spinner 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Coal Miners Wife 2
Night Man At Bas Yard 1
Warehouseman 1
Soldier 1
Game Keeper 1
Drainer Iron Drainage Servant 1
Fish Hawker 1
Furnaceman At Glass Works 1
General Servant 1
No Occupation 1
Pawnbroker Assistant 1
Fiddler Musician 1
Coal Miners Laborer 1
Labourer In Iron Works 1

Layden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lydon 67% 1,759
2 Laydon 83% 1,274
3 Lyden 83% 650
4 Layden 100% 625
5 Leyden 83% 547
6 Laden 83% 336
7 Leydon 67% 212
8 Loydon 67% 206
9 Loyden 83% 138

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The surname Layden is the 4th most popular variant of Lydon.

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