Gorden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gorden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gorden family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 17
Cook Domestic 7
General Servant Domestic 6
Laundress Wash 6
Domestic Servant 5
Scholar 5
Cotton Weaver 5
Living On Own Income 5
Bricklayer 4
Draper Assistant 4
Dress Maker 4
Student 4
Joiner Carpenter 4
Farmers Son Relation 4
Dressmaker 3
General Labourer 3
Servant Domestic 3
Farmer 3
Gardener Domestic 3
Blacksmith 3
Gas Stoker 3
Grocer Assistant 3
Charwoman 2
Commercial Clerk 2
Commercial Traveller 2

Gorden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gordon 83% 50,900
2 Garden 83% 7,762
3 Gorden 100% 6,599
4 Gordan 83% 6,029
5 Gardon 67% 1,556
6 Gurden 83% 1,337
7 Gradon 50% 684
8 Gardine 57% 421
9 Gardan 67% 379
10 Gurdon 67% 319
11 Gardin 67% 198
12 Gordin 83% 180
13 Graden 67% 154
14 Gordine 71% 145
15 Gerdon 67% 130

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The surname Gorden is the 3rd most popular variant of Gordon.

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