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The Peden surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,716 people carried this name — #7,099 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,500 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,742 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Peden surname

From Scottish Gaelic Paidin (“little Pat”), diminutive of Pàdraig (“Patrick”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Peden» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 176 people named Peden.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Finistère.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Finistère 155
Seine-et-Marne 4
Paris 2
Calvados 2
Cher 2
Hauts-de-Seine 1
Var 1
Somme 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Peden,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Peden
    John Peden 1871–1946 · politician
  • Don Peden
    Don Peden 1898–1970 · baseball player
  • Margaret Peden
    Margaret Peden 1905–1981 · cricketer
  • William Peden
    William Peden 1906–1980 · sport cyclist
  • Alexander Peden 1626–1686 · Christian minister
  • Edward Andrew Peden 1868–1934 · entrepreneur

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Peden is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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