Sugden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sugden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sugden family

Profession Census Frequency
School 270
Private Means 39
Cotton Weaver 35
Weaver 35
Labourer 21
Housekeeper 21
Coal Miner Hewer 17
Dyers Labourer 16
Dressmaker 15
Worsted Weaver 15
At Home 14
Joiner 11
House Keeper 10
None 10
Worsted Spinner 10
Clerk 9
Coal Miner (hewer) 9
Home 9
Scholar 9
Tailoress 9
Farmer 9
House Painter 8
School Teacher 8
At School 8
Spinner 8

Sugden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sugden 100% 23,372
2 Sugdon 83% 357
3 Sagden 83% 126

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