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 | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 31 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 9 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 90 |
| Essex | 25 |
| Gloucestershire | 10 |
| Hampshire | 22 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 10 |
| Kent | 26 |
| Lancashire | 453 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 |
| London | 101 |
| Middlesex | 26 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 12 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 8 |
| Sussex | 7 |
| Staffordshire | 24 |
| Warwickshire | 7 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 7 |
| Yorkshire | 2,394 |
| Anglesey | 3 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 63 |
| Worsted Spinner | 37 |
| Dress Maker | 34 |
| Cotton Weaver | 34 |
| Worsted Weaver | 30 |
| Woollen Weaver | 18 |
| Stone Mason | 16 |
| General Labourer | 16 |
| Farmer | 12 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 12 |
| Joiner | 10 |
| Wool Sorter | 10 |
| Domestic Servant | 9 |
| Dyer's Labourer | 9 |
| Stuff Weaver | 9 |
| Scholar | 8 |
| Stone Quarryman | 8 |
| Boot Maker | 7 |
| House Painter | 7 |
| Butcher | 7 |
| Cotton Spinner | 7 |
| Plumber | 7 |
| Draper's Assistant | 6 |
| School Teacher | 6 |
| Silk Weaver | 6 |
| 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 |