Wickenden

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost place in Kent, from Old English wicen (“dairy farm”) + dene (“valley”).

Proper noun

Wickenden (plural Wickendens)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wickenden is the 121590^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 142 individuals. Wickenden is most common among White (95.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wickenden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.