Hebden

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Hebdon, Hibdon

Etymology

From Old English hēope (“rosehip”) + denu (“valley”).

Proper noun

Hebden (countable and uncountable, plural Hebdens)

1. A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0262).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Hebden Bridge
• Hebden Royd

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hebden is the 65424^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 303 individuals. Hebden is most common among White (94.06%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hebden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 149.