Jordan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Jordan Name Meaning: Derives from the Hewbrew word 'yarden' meaning 'to descend'.

Originally a popular forename given to The Crusaders children, the name is taken from the two springs of the river that Jesus was baptised in.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 51
Cambridgeshire 61
Cardiganshire 6
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 19
Carmarthenshire 7
Cornwall 89
Cumberland 44
Derbyshire 50
Devon 245
Dorset 1
Durham 44
Essex 115
Glamorgan 52
Gloucestershire 371
Hampshire 64
Herefordshire 35
Hertfordshire 93
Hunts and Rutland 19
Kent 357
Lancashire 279
Leicestershire 184
Lincolnshire 61
London 806
Middlesex 62
Monmouthshire 17
Northumberland 69
Norfolk 91
Northamptonshire 69
Nottinghamshire 8
Oxfordshire 106
Pembrokeshire 13
Shropshire 101
Suffolk 101
Somerset 58
Surrey 67
Sussex 96
Staffordshire 138
Warwickshire 153
Westmorland 23
Wiltshire 121
Worcestershire 190
Yorkshire 262
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Jordan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Jordan family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 273
Female Servant 189
Labourer 111
Independent 100
Male Servant 71
Farmer 48
Carpenter 38
Dress Maker 31
Shoe Maker 28
Tailor 20
Blacksmith 19
Ag Labourer 19
Gardener 17
Weaver 16
Servant 16
Butcher 16
Publican 15
Carpet Weaver 15
Apprentice 13
Coal Miner 13
Pauper 12
Collier 12
Porter 12
Sawyer 11
Laundress 11

Most Frequent Forenames for Jordan

Name Census Frequency
Mary Jordan 5,246
William Jordan 5,214
John Jordan 4,498
Thomas Jordan 3,128
Elizabeth Jordan 3,113
Sarah Jordan 2,669
George Jordan 2,498
James Jordan 2,495
Ann Jordan 1,755
Henry Jordan 1,715
Charles Jordan 1,493
Joseph Jordan 1,275
Jane Jordan 1,240
Eliza Jordan 1,137
Ellen Jordan 1,111
Emma Jordan 1,098
Edward Jordan 1,093
Annie Jordan 1,077
Alfred Jordan 1,076
Alice Jordan 1,043
Frederick Jordan 989
Robert Jordan 924
Emily Jordan 887
Margaret Jordan 881
Richard Jordan 868

Jordan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Jordan 100% 80,307
2 Jordon 83% 12,441
3 Jorden 83% 6,730
4 Jardine 57% 5,412
5 Jourdan 86% 854
6 Jourdain 75% 471
7 Jordain 86% 401
8 Jardan 83% 271
9 Jourdon 71% 260
10 Jordine 71% 250
11 Jardin 67% 211
12 Jordin 83% 198
13 Jerdan 83% 155
14 Jarden 67% 143
15 Jaurdan 71% 136
16 Jardon 67% 131

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

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