Find out how popular the last name Hadden is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hadden.

Hadden, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hadden surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hadden in America

Hadden is the 5281st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hadden surname appeared 6,593 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Hadden.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hadden to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hadden

The surname Hadden is of English origin, deriving from the Old English personal name Hada, which itself is a shortened form of various longer names beginning with the element "hād" meaning "person, degree, or rank." The name can be traced back to the 11th century in areas such as Yorkshire and Lancashire.

Hadden is believed to have evolved from the Old English place name Haddenhām, meaning "homestead or village of Hada's people." This place name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Haddenha and Haddreham, indicating the early presence of the name in England.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Hadden is found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, where a William de Hadden is mentioned. In the 13th century, a Roger de Hadden is documented in the Assize Rolls of Lancashire from 1285.

The surname Hadden has also been associated with various place names throughout history, such as Haddenham in Buckinghamshire and Haddenham in Cambridgeshire. These place names likely contributed to the surname's development and spread across different regions.

Notable individuals with the surname Hadden include Sir George Hadden (1589-1672), an English politician and landowner who served as the Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire in the 17th century. Another significant figure is Sir John Hadden (1670-1744), an English lawyer and judge who served as the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in the early 18th century.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Hadden was John Hadden, who arrived in Virginia in 1635. Later, in the 18th century, William Hadden (1748-1826) was a notable American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts legislature and as a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention.

Another notable American with the surname Hadden was Robert M. Hadden (1838-1903), a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Jonesborough in Georgia in 1864.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hadden

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hadden.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hadden was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hadden has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hadden was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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