How common is the surname Ogden?

18,860 people in the United States had the surname Ogden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,370 Americans. It ranked 1,906th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ogden?

Ben Ogden, American cross-country skier, followed by Aaron Ogden.

Where is the surname Ogden most common?

Wikidata records people named Ogden in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Is the surname Ogden getting more or less common?

More common. 18,461 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,860 in 2010, up 2.2%.

Is Ogden also a first name?

Yes. Ogden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ogden

An English place surname, carried by 18,860 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O235 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ogden is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

Places in England, from Old English āc (“oak”) + denu (“valley”).

Ogden is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,860 people named Ogden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,370 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,461.

#1,906

rank among US surnames

18,860

people in 2010

6.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,782)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,897	Zaragoza	18,908	16,329
#1,898	Isaac	18,903	16,333
#1,899	Spaulding	18,902	16,334
#1,900	Keys	18,899	16,337
#1,901	Sylvester	18,896	16,339
#1,902	Nowak	18,891	16,344
#1,903	Weir	18,881	16,352

Who is named Ogden

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

91% of people named Ogden identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ogdens

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ben Ogden
American cross-country skier, born 2000
Aaron Ogden
American soldier, lawyer and politician (1756–1839)
Peter Skene Ogden
British-Canadian fur trapper and explorer, 1790–1854
Jonathan Ogden
American football Hall of Fame lineman, born 1974
William Butler Ogden
American politician (1805-1877)

Notable Ogdens come mostly from the United States (4) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ogden come from?: Places in England, from Old English āc (“oak”) + denu (“valley”).
How common is the surname Ogden?: 18,860 people in the United States had the surname Ogden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,370 Americans. It ranked 1,906th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ogden?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Ogden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ogden?: Ben Ogden, American cross-country skier, followed by Aaron Ogden.
Where is the surname Ogden most common?: Wikidata records people named Ogden in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
What type of surname is Ogden?: Ogden is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Ogden getting more or less common?: More common. 18,461 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,860 in 2010, up 2.2%.
Is Ogden also a first name?: Yes. Ogden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.