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Sudden Family History

Sudden Surname Meaning

See Souden. From Sudden in Rochdale (Lancs), which is recorded as Sothden and Sudden in the 13th century. The place-name derives from Old English sūð ‘south southern’ + denu ‘valley’.

From Sudden(e) Farm in Grafton (Wilts), which is recorded as The Soden Park in 1547–5. The origin of the place-name is uncertain due to a lack of medieval forms.

However, it may derive from Old English sūð ‘south southern’ + denu ‘valley’ or dūn ‘hill’.

See Sowden.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

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You can see how Sudden families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sudden family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sudden families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1891 there were 8 Sudden families living in Yorkshire. This was about 89% of all the recorded Sudden's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Sudden families in 1891.

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Between 1966 and 2003, in the United States, Sudden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Sudden in 1966 was 81, and 89 in 2003.

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