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Iden Family History

Iden Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Iden Green in Benenden (Kent) recorded as Ydenne c. 1200 or Iden Manor in Staplehurst (Kent) recorded as Idenne in 131 The placenames derive from Old English īw ‘yew tree’ + denn ‘pasture’. English: in Lancashire a variant of Iddon from the Middle English female personal name Ideyn Idon Idony (Old French Idone Latin Idonea ‘suitable’). North German: metronymic or patronymic from the personal name Ide Swedish (Idén): ornamental name from an unexplained first element + the adjectival suffix -én a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’.

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

Similar surnames: Eden, Ide, Aden, Oden, Iwen, Osen, Iley, Eiben, Uden, Olden

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You can see how Iden families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Iden family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Iden families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 8 Iden families living in Ontario. This was about 67% of all the recorded Iden's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Iden families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Iden. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Iden. For the veterans among your Iden ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Iden lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Iden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Iden in 1957 was 73, and 69 in 2004.

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