Sugden Name Meaning: Believed to have been taken from the Old English word 'sucga', meaning sparrow and 'denn' or 'denu' meaning pasture/valley.
A name which may have been given to someone who lived or came from the place of the same name in Yorkshire. May have also been a name given to someone who worked or lived in valley known for having lots of sparrows. Thought to have been introduced after the Norman Conquest.
Discover how your Sugden ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 14 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 3 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 67 |
| Essex | 22 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 15 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 22 |
| Lancashire | 347 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 107 |
| Middlesex | 39 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 23 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 30 |
| Sussex | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 10 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 2,223 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 454 |
| Worsted Weaver | 55 |
| Worsted Spinner | 45 |
| Coal Miner | 38 |
| Dress Maker | 30 |
| Living On Own Means | 28 |
| Cotton Weaver | 27 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 26 |
| Joiner | 22 |
| Labourer | 19 |
| Woollen Weaver | 17 |
| General Labourer | 15 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| Grocer | 12 |
| Worsted Twister | 12 |
| Stone Mason | 11 |
| Tailoress | 10 |
| Wool Sorter | 10 |
| Cotton Spinner | 9 |
| Cotton Winder | 9 |
| Domestic Servant | 9 |
| Stuff Weaver | 9 |
| Wool Comber | 9 |
| Carter | 8 |
| Grocer Assistant | 7 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Sugden | 1,648 |
| John Sugden | 1,479 |
| William Sugden | 1,305 |
| Sarah Sugden | 1,008 |
| Elizabeth Sugden | 801 |
| James Sugden | 739 |
| Hannah Sugden | 620 |
| Joseph Sugden | 575 |
| Thomas Sugden | 547 |
| Martha Sugden | 533 |
| Ann Sugden | 478 |
| George Sugden | 471 |
| Jane Sugden | 389 |
| Emma Sugden | 366 |
| Annie Sugden | 365 |
| Samuel Sugden | 336 |
| Alice Sugden | 306 |
| Robert Sugden | 286 |
| Henry Sugden | 280 |
| Charles Sugden | 231 |
| Arthur Sugden | 208 |
| Ellen Sugden | 201 |
| Emily Sugden | 200 |
| Eliza Sugden | 195 |
| Edward Sugden | 185 |