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Aydon Family History

Aydon Surname Meaning

from one or more of four places in Northumb with similar runs of medieval spellings: Aydon in Corbridge which is recorded as Ayden in 1225 and Haydon in 1346 Aydon in Alnwick recorded as Haydene in 1325 and Ayden in 1346 Haydon in Warden recorded as Heiden in 1255 and a lost Hayden in Ellington recorded thus in 1265.

The place-names all derive from Old English denu ‘valley’ with uncertain first elements perhaps Old English hēg ‘hay’ or ēg ‘island’.

There may have been some confusion with Haydon.

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


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You can see how Aydon families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Aydon family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Aydon families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 24 Aydon families living in Yorkshire. This was about 35% of all the recorded Aydon's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Aydon families in 1891.
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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Aydon. 100% of Aydon women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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