How common is the surname Fadden?

1,518 people in the United States had the surname Fadden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 203,390 Americans. It ranked 18,286th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fadden?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fadden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fadden?

Arthur Fadden, Australian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (1894-1973), followed by Tom Fadden.

Where is the surname Fadden most common?

Wikidata records people named Fadden in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Fadden getting more or less common?

More common. 1,463 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,518 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Fadden

A surname, carried by 1,518 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fadden is more common than 88.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,518 people named Fadden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 203,390 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,463.

#18,286

rank among US surnames

1,518

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #17,676)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,278	Merlin	1,519	203,256
#18,286	Langlais	1,518	203,390

Who is named Fadden

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Fadden identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Faddens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Fadden
Australian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (1894-1973)
Tom Fadden
American actor (1895-1980)

Notable Faddens come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Fadden?: 1,518 people in the United States had the surname Fadden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 203,390 Americans. It ranked 18,286th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fadden?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fadden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fadden?: Arthur Fadden, Australian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (1894-1973), followed by Tom Fadden.
Where is the surname Fadden most common?: Wikidata records people named Fadden in Australia and the United States.
Is the surname Fadden getting more or less common?: More common. 1,463 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,518 in 2010, up 3.8%.