Foden

Foden Meaning & Origin

About Foden
The surname Foden is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name "Fode", which itself is a short form of various compound names beginning with "Folc-", meaning "people" or "tribe". The suffix "-en" is a diminutive, indicating "little" or "son of". Therefore, the surname Foden can be interpreted as "son of Fode" or "little Fode".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Foden is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Foden: 280
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 69,996
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Foden based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Foden is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FTN
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F0305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F OW1 D AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/foden*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F350

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Foden in Braille

Here's how to represent Foden in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Foden in braille

How to sign the name Foden using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Foden using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Foden in sign language

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