How common is the surname Padden?

1,420 people in the United States had the surname Padden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,426 Americans. It ranked 19,138th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Padden?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Padden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Padden?

Sarah Padden, American actress (1881-1967).

Where is the surname Padden most common?

Wikidata records people named Padden in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Padden getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,438 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,420 in 2010, down 1.3%.

The surname Padden

A surname, carried by 1,420 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Padden is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,420 people named Padden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 217,426 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,438.

#19,138

rank among US surnames

1,420

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #17,924)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,131	Byerley	1,421	217,273
#19,138	Dorrell	1,420	217,426
#19,145	Pon	1,419	217,580

Who is named Padden

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

96% of people named Padden identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paddens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sarah Padden
American actress (1881-1967)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Padden

Padden has the Soundex code P350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P350.

Questions

How common is the surname Padden?: 1,420 people in the United States had the surname Padden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,426 Americans. It ranked 19,138th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Padden?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Padden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Padden?: Sarah Padden, American actress (1881-1967).
Where is the surname Padden most common?: Wikidata records people named Padden in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Padden getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,438 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,420 in 2010, down 1.3%.