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

Waldon, 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 Waldon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Waldon in America

Waldon is the 7900th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Waldon surname appeared 4,190 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 Waldon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Waldon 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 Waldon

The surname Waldon has its origins in England, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to be a locational name, derived from a place called Waldon or Walden, which was likely a small village or hamlet in one of the English counties. The name may be a combination of the Old English words "weald," meaning a wooded area or forest, and "dun," meaning a hill or down.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Waldon can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landholdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The Domesday Book mentions a landowner named Walden in the county of Essex.

In the 13th century, records show a person named Thomas de Waldon, who lived in Hertfordshire. This suggests that the name may have originated from a place called Walden or Waldon in that county, possibly the town now known as Saffron Walden.

Another early reference to the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, which list a certain John Waldon as a taxpayer. This indicates that the name was present in different regions of England during the medieval period.

One notable bearer of the Waldon surname was William Waldon (c. 1370-1416), a clergyman and academic who served as the Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1405 to 1416.

In the 16th century, a prominent individual with this surname was Thomas Waldon (c. 1530-1590), an English Protestant reformer and clergyman who served as the Rector of St. Mary's Church in Dover.

During the 17th century, a notable figure was Sir Clement Waldon (1616-1669), an English lawyer and judge who served as the Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1660 to 1663.

In the 18th century, John Waldon (1720-1789) was a successful merchant and landowner in the county of Gloucestershire, known for his philanthropic contributions to the local community.

Another individual of note was Mary Waldon (1788-1856), a British author and poet who published several works of poetry and fiction during the early 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Waldon

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

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

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