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

Haddon, 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 Haddon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Haddon in America

Haddon is the 16247th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Haddon surname appeared 1,777 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Haddon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Haddon 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 Haddon

The surname HADDON is of English origin and can be traced back to the late 11th century. It is believed to have originated from the Old English word "hæddre," which means "heather," and was likely a topographic name given to someone who lived near an area covered in heather.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Hadun." This suggests that the name was already well-established in certain parts of England by the time of the Norman Conquest.

The HADDON surname was particularly prevalent in Derbyshire, where it is thought to have derived from the place name Haddon Hall, a fortified medieval manor house located near the village of Bakewell. This historic estate has been home to the Dukes of Rutland since the late 16th century.

In the 13th century, a Sir Richard de Haddon was recorded as a prominent landowner in Derbyshire. He is believed to have been one of the earliest known individuals to bear the HADDON surname.

Another notable figure with this surname was Walter Haddon (c. 1516-1572), an English lawyer, civil servant, and scholar who served as Master of Requests under Edward VI and Elizabeth I. He was also a renowned classical scholar and author.

During the 17th century, Ephraim Haddon (1675-1732) was a successful merchant and shipowner based in New York City, then part of the British colony of New York. He was one of the wealthiest men in the colony at the time of his death.

In the 19th century, James Marshall Haddon (1828-1897) was a British amateur archaeologist and ethnologist who conducted extensive research on the Torres Strait Islands and their indigenous inhabitants.

Another notable bearer of the HADDON surname was Alfred Cort Haddon (1855-1940), a renowned British anthropologist and ethnologist who made significant contributions to the study of Pacific Island cultures, particularly in the Torres Strait Islands and New Guinea.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Haddon

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

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 Haddon 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 Haddon 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 Haddon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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