Dearden

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place near Edenfield, in Lancashire, from Old English deer (“deer”) +‎ den (“den or valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪəɹdən/

Proper noun

Dearden (plural Deardens)

1. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dearden is the 26282^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 929 individuals. Dearden is most common among White (95.37%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dearden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 419.