Gordon Name Meaning: From Welsh 'gor' meaning spacious & 'din' meaning fort. Later in England, influences since the arrival of the Normans, from 'Gourdon' in France.
First found in Berwickshire & possibly granted lands in 1057 by King Malcolm Ceanmore,the successor to Macbeth.
Discover how your Gordon ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 20 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 32 |
| Cambridgeshire | 25 |
| Channel Islands | 45 |
| Cheshire | 264 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 150 |
| Derbyshire | 31 |
| Devon | 121 |
| Dorset | 16 |
| Durham | 592 |
| Essex | 144 |
| Gloucestershire | 68 |
| Hampshire | 179 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 16 |
| Kent | 124 |
| Lancashire | 1,343 |
| Leicestershire | 28 |
| Lincolnshire | 23 |
| London | 1,520 |
| Middlesex | 91 |
| Northumberland | 382 |
| Norfolk | 33 |
| Northamptonshire | 100 |
| Nottinghamshire | 54 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 49 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 40 |
| Surrey | 161 |
| Sussex | 110 |
| Staffordshire | 215 |
| Warwickshire | 102 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 39 |
| Worcestershire | 111 |
| Yorkshire | 488 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 10 |
| Glamorgan | 126 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,362 |
| Domestic Servant | 75 |
| General Labourer | 68 |
| Coal Miner | 58 |
| Dress Maker | 57 |
| General Servant | 55 |
| Annuitant | 54 |
| Labourer | 51 |
| Laundress | 39 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 34 |
| No Occupation | 29 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Joiner | 21 |
| Tailor | 21 |
| Cotton Weaver | 20 |
| Charwoman | 19 |
| Boot Maker | 18 |
| General Servant Domestic | 18 |
| None | 18 |
| Farm Labourer | 18 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| Clerk | 17 |
| Errand Boy | 16 |
| Hawker | 16 |
| Servant | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Gordon | 3,154 |
| William Gordon | 2,889 |
| John Gordon | 2,885 |
| Elizabeth Gordon | 2,004 |
| James Gordon | 1,990 |
| George Gordon | 1,753 |
| Thomas Gordon | 1,285 |
| Sarah Gordon | 1,237 |
| Robert Gordon | 1,122 |
| Jane Gordon | 1,106 |
| Charles Gordon | 1,103 |
| Margaret Gordon | 1,077 |
| Ann Gordon | 788 |
| Henry Gordon | 764 |
| Annie Gordon | 743 |
| Alexander Gordon | 667 |
| Ellen Gordon | 646 |
| Alice Gordon | 633 |
| Joseph Gordon | 591 |
| Eliza Gordon | 571 |
| Catherine Gordon | 499 |
| Edward Gordon | 491 |
| Emily Gordon | 427 |
| Alfred Gordon | 400 |
| Arthur Gordon | 399 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon | 100% | 50,900 |
| 2 | Garden | 67% | 7,762 |
| 3 | Gorden | 83% | 6,599 |
| 4 | Gordan | 83% | 6,029 |
| 5 | Gardon | 83% | 1,556 |
| 6 | Gurden | 67% | 1,337 |
| 7 | Gradon | 67% | 684 |
| 8 | Gardine | 57% | 421 |
| 9 | Gardan | 67% | 379 |
| 10 | Gurdon | 83% | 319 |
| 11 | Gardin | 67% | 198 |
| 12 | Gordin | 83% | 180 |
| 13 | Graden | 50% | 154 |
| 14 | Gordine | 71% | 145 |
| 15 | Gerdon | 83% | 130 |
The surname Gordon is the most popular version of all its varients