Eden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 18
Buckinghamshire 10
Berkshire 15
Cambridgeshire 13
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 135
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 24
Derbyshire 31
Devon 129
Dorset 5
Durham 223
Essex 50
Gloucestershire 18
Hampshire 69
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 25
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 1
Isle of Man 0
Kent 63
Lancashire 568
Leicestershire 38
Lincolnshire 22
London 468
Middlesex 140
Northumberland 79
Norfolk 21
Northamptonshire 74
Nottinghamshire 40
Oxfordshire 169
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 1
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 9
Somerset 13
Surrey 64
Sussex 45
Staffordshire 131
Warwickshire 402
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 25
Worcestershire 126
Yorkshire 387

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 2
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 4
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 12
Merionethshire 2
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 3
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 1

Eden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Eden family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 46
Living On Own Means 46
General Servant Domestic 44
Cook Domestic 27
Domestic Servant 26
Scholar 23
Dress Maker 18
Housemaid Domestic 18
Dressmaker 17
Laundress Wash 17
Farmer 16
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 15
Cotton Weaver 13
Agricultural Labourer 11
Gardener Domestic 9
Joiner Carpenter 9
Railway Clerk 9
House Painter 8
Nurse Domestic 8
Tailor 8
Bricklayer 8
Coal Miner Hewer 8
Gardener 8
Carpenter 7
Railway Porter 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Eden

Name Census Frequency
William Eden 1,514
Mary Eden 1,468
John Eden 1,421
Elizabeth Eden 1,076
Thomas Eden 1,032
George Eden 848
Sarah Eden 704
James Eden 686
Ann Eden 528
Charles Eden 498
Robert Eden 469
Jane Eden 448
Joseph Eden 410
Henry Eden 390
Alice Eden 345
Ellen Eden 309
Annie Eden 307
Margaret Eden 298
Eliza Eden 286
Hannah Eden 256
Emma Eden 248
Emily Eden 240
Martha Eden 234
Edward Eden 228
Arthur Eden 219

Eden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dean 50% 150,417
2 Eden 100% 22,909
3 Deane 40% 16,371
4 Done 25% 8,754
5 Dane 25% 6,515
6 Dain 25% 3,138
7 Edden 80% 2,521
8 Uden 75% 2,115
9 Dun 50% 2,067
10 Dan 50% 1,806
11 Don 50% 1,705
12 Eadon 60% 1,589
13 Dine 25% 1,485
14 Deen 50% 1,115
15 Eaden 80% 897
16 Daine 20% 785
17 Dian 25% 753
18 Edon 75% 594
19 Aden 75% 440
20 Iden 75% 407
21 Dune 25% 392
22 Edin 75% 380
23 Audin 40% 361
24 Daun 25% 321
25 Auden 60% 311
26 Den 75% 305
27 Euden 80% 279
28 Dene 50% 276
29 Dion 25% 253
30 Adin 50% 246
31 Dono 25% 226
32 Doane 20% 203
33 Oden 75% 198
34 Duin 25% 184
35 Doan 25% 180
36 Deon 50% 165
37 Edan 75% 160
38 Duane 20% 158
39 Adeane 50% 122
40 Doon 25% 122
41 Danie 20% 117
42 Din 50% 111
43 Dana 25% 107
44 Deene 40% 106
45 Duan 25% 105

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The surname Eden is the 2nd most popular variant of Dean.

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