How common is the surname Warden?

11,135 people in the United States had the surname Warden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,727 Americans. It ranked 3,244th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Warden?

Jack Warden, American actor (1920–2006), followed by May Warden.

Where is the surname Warden most common?

Wikidata records people named Warden in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Warden getting more or less common?

More common. 10,970 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,135 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Warden

An occupational surname, carried by 11,135 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Warden is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for a warden.

Warden is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,135 people named Warden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,727 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,970.

#3,244

rank among US surnames

11,135

people in 2010

3.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,028)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,236	Boyles	11,156	27,675
#3,237	Camarena	11,154	27,680
#3,238	Moe	11,150	27,690
#3,239	Herzog	11,146	27,700
#3,240	Kiefer	11,141	27,713
#3,241	Ayres	11,139	27,718
#3,243	Amin	11,137	27,723

Who is named Warden

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

88% of people named Warden identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wardens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Warden
American actor (1920–2006)
May Warden
British actress (1891–1978)

Notable Wardens come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Warden

Warden has the Soundex code W635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W635.

Questions

How common is the surname Warden?: 11,135 people in the United States had the surname Warden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,727 Americans. It ranked 3,244th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Warden?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Warden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Warden?: Jack Warden, American actor (1920–2006), followed by May Warden.
Where is the surname Warden most common?: Wikidata records people named Warden in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Warden?: Warden is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Warden getting more or less common?: More common. 10,970 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,135 in 2010, up 1.5%.