How common is the surname Weeden?

3,803 people in the United States had the surname Weeden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,185 Americans. It ranked 8,646th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Weeden?

Mary Archer, British chemist (born 1944).

Where is the surname Weeden most common?

Wikidata records people named Weeden in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Weeden getting more or less common?

More common. 3,349 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,803 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Weeden

A surname, carried by 3,803 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weeden is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

English surname, spelling variant of Weedon.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,803 people named Weeden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,185 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,349.

#8,646

rank among US surnames

3,803

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+13.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,977)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,639	McSweeney	3,807	81,099
#8,641	Zacharias	3,805	81,142
#8,645	Shanklin	3,804	81,163
#8,646	Weeden	3,803	81,185
#8,648	Burdine	3,802	81,206
#8,649	Cancel	3,801	81,227
#8,650	Reichard	3,799	81,270

Who is named Weeden

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

69% of people named Weeden identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Weedens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Archer
British chemist (born 1944)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Weeden

Weedon

Weeden has the Soundex code W350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W350.

Questions

Where does the surname Weeden come from?: English surname, spelling variant of Weedon.
How common is the surname Weeden?: 3,803 people in the United States had the surname Weeden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,185 Americans. It ranked 8,646th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weeden?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Weeden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Weeden?: Mary Archer, British chemist (born 1944).
Where is the surname Weeden most common?: Wikidata records people named Weeden in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Weeden getting more or less common?: More common. 3,349 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,803 in 2010, up 14%.