Walden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 8
Buckinghamshire 21
Berkshire 55
Cambridgeshire 10
Channel Islands 43
Cheshire 5
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 16
Devon 32
Dorset 50
Durham 25
Essex 217
Gloucestershire 46
Hampshire 132
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 18
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 2
Isle of Man 0
Kent 67
Lancashire 73
Leicestershire 63
Lincolnshire 71
London 578
Middlesex 127
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 108
Northamptonshire 254
Nottinghamshire 28
Oxfordshire 51
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 2
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 18
Somerset 22
Surrey 148
Sussex 39
Staffordshire 43
Warwickshire 142
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 8
Yorkshire 76

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 11
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 1
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 42
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 18
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Walden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Walden family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 30
General Servant Domestic 27
Living On Own Means 27
Agricultural Labourer 24
Dress Maker 22
Cook Domestic 18
Carpenter 17
School 13
Scholar 12
Farmer 12
Housemaid Domestic 11
Laundress Wash 11
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 11
Commercial Clerk 10
Boot & Shoe Maker 10
Laundress 8
Carman 7
Domestic Servant 7
Lodging House Keeper 7
Boot Machinist 6
Charwoman 6
Coachman Domestic 6
Milliner 6
Horseman On Farm 6
Butcher 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Walden

Name Census Frequency
William Walden 1,047
Mary Walden 933
John Walden 780
George Walden 719
Elizabeth Walden 619
Sarah Walden 520
James Walden 499
Thomas Walden 477
Henry Walden 365
Charles Walden 326
Joseph Walden 310
Ann Walden 281
Edward Walden 267
Emma Walden 251
Eliza Walden 249
Jane Walden 244
Ellen Walden 229
Alfred Walden 221
Alice Walden 198
Emily Walden 198
Frederick Walden 198
Annie Walden 189
Arthur Walden 174
Robert Walden 174
Florence Walden 154

Walden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Walden 100% 16,075
2 Weldon 67% 8,572
3 Wilden 83% 3,867
4 Waldon 83% 3,243
5 Wildon 67% 2,051
6 Welden 83% 682
7 Wildin 67% 648
8 Wolden 83% 580
9 Waldin 83% 460
10 Wallden 86% 270
11 Weldin 67% 211
12 Weeldon 57% 114

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The surname Walden is the most popular version of all its varients

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