Blyden

English

Etymology

Altered form of an English habitational surname such as Bladen or Blyton.

Proper noun

Blyden (plural Blydens)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Blyden is the 40204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 545 individuals. Blyden is most common among Black/African American (82.2%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blyden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 176.