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Gayden Name Meaning

English: variant spelling of Gaydon, a habitational name from a place in Warwickshire, so named from an Old English personal name G?ga + dun ‘hill’. Reaney suggests that the surname may also have derived from a personal name (recorded as Gaidun).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Hayden, Marden, Naden, Carden, Garden, Walden, Gayman, Mayden, Wasden

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Gayden Family Origin

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Gayden Family Occupations

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  • Bricklayers Labr

    13%

  • Butcher

    13%

  • Carrier

    13%

  • Cork Cutter

    13%

In 1881, Bricklayers Labr, Butcher and Carrier were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Gayden. The most common Gayden occupation in the UK was Bricklayers Labr. 13% of Gayden's were Bricklayers Labrs. A less common occupation for the Gayden family was Cork Cutter.

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Gayden Life Expectancy

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