Forden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Forden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Forden family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 4
Fisherman 3
Servant Domestic 3
Brick Layer 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Laundress 2
Saddlers Stitcher 2
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Cook Domestic 1
Cutler 1
Farm Labourer Agricultural Labourer 1
Fruit Hawler 1
Labourer Roadmender 1
Lodging House 1
None 1
Railway Checker 1
Road Labourer 1
Rullyman 1
Student 1
Tailoress Mechanist 1
Wardrobe Dealer 1
Worsted Weaver 1
Elementary Schoolmaster 1
Draper's Assistant 1
Paint Railway Shunter 1

Forden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fardon 67% 1,709
2 Forden 100% 1,048
3 Fordan 83% 1,000
4 Fordon 83% 499
5 Farden 83% 389
6 Fordin 83% 210

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The surname Forden is the 2nd most popular variant of Fardon.

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