How common is the surname Peden?

4,716 people in the United States had the surname Peden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,468 Americans. It ranked 7,099th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peden?

Robbie Peden, Australian boxer.

Where is the surname Peden most common?

Wikidata records people named Peden in Australia.

Is the surname Peden getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,742 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,716 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Peden

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 4,716 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). Peden is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

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

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,716 people named Peden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,468 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,742.

#7,099

rank among US surnames

4,716

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,591)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,093	Landin	4,722	65,384
#7,096	Creed	4,718	65,440
#7,098	Izzo	4,717	65,454
#7,099	Benn	4,716	65,468
#7,102	McAvoy	4,715	65,482
#7,103	Tingle	4,712	65,523

Who is named Peden

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

86% of people named Peden identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pedens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robbie Peden
Australian boxer, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peden

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

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Peden come from?: From Scottish Gaelic Paidin (“little Pat”), diminutive of Pàdraig (“Patrick”).
How common is the surname Peden?: 4,716 people in the United States had the surname Peden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,468 Americans. It ranked 7,099th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peden?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Peden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peden?: Robbie Peden, Australian boxer.
Where is the surname Peden most common?: Wikidata records people named Peden in Australia.
Is the surname Peden getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,742 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,716 in 2010, down 0.5%.