Hedden Family History

Hedden Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from Hedon (East Yorkshire), Headon (Nottinghamshire), Black Heddon (Northumberland), Heddon on the Wall (Northumberland), Heddon in Filleigh (Devon), or Headon Hill (Isle of Wight). Most of the placenames derive from Old English hǣth ‘heath, heather’ + dūn ‘hill’, though the Nottinghamshire placename probably has hēah ‘high’ as the initial element.

English: variant of Haddon. Scottish and Irish: variant of Hadden.

East Frisian: patronymic from a short form of a personal name derived from any of the ancient Germanic compound names formed with had ‘battle, strife’ as the first element.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Heiden, Hadden, Hebden, Haddon, Hidden, Hayden, Shedden, Heider, Weiden, Redden

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2K	Immigration Records
21K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Hedden family from?

You can see how Hedden families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hedden family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hedden families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 56 Hedden families living in Devon. This was about 35% of all the recorded Hedden's in United Kingdom. Devon had the highest population of Hedden families in 1891.

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What did your Hedden ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Hedden. 50% of Hedden men worked as a Farmer and 89% of Hedden women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hedden were Electrician and Domestic duties unpaid.

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Farmer

50%

Electrician

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

89%

Domestic servant

Domestic duties unpaid

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Census Record

There are 21K census records available for the last name Hedden. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Hedden census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Hedden. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3K military records available for the last name Hedden. For the veterans among your Hedden ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Hedden lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Hedden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Hedden in 1944 was 22, and 77 in 2004.

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Hedden Surname Meaning

English: variant of Haddon. Scottish and Irish: variant of Hadden.

East Frisian: patronymic from a short form of a personal name derived from any of the ancient Germanic compound names formed with had ‘battle, strife’ as the first element.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Hedden family from?

What did your Hedden ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

50%

Electrician

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

89%

Domestic servant

Domestic duties unpaid

What Hedden family records will you find?

What is the average Hedden lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Hedden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Hedden in 1944 was 22, and 77 in 2004.

Hedden Family History

Hedden Surname Meaning

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Hedden Surname Meaning

128,000 record(s) for Hedden

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Where is the Hedden family from?

What did your Hedden ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Hedden family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Hedden lifespan?

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