# Peden (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/peden/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,716 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,099 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 65,468 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.5% (4,742 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Paidin (“little Pat”), diminutive of Pàdraig (“Patrick”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Peden in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Peden in Australia.

## People named Peden

- Robbie Peden, Australian boxer

## Similar surnames

Paden, Padden, Pedone, Patton, Payton, Patino, Patten, Peyton, Paton, Putney, Patin, Padin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.