Haddon

English

Etymology

  1. For the place in Cambridgeshire: 'Hædda's Hill', from Middle English Haddedune, from Old English personal name Headda + dūn (“hill”).
  2. For all other places in England (including derivative compounds): 'Heath Hill', from Old English hæþ (“heath”) + dūn (“hill”).

Proper noun

Haddon (countable and uncountable, plural Haddons)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1392). [1]
  3. A suburb of Johannesburg in Gauteng province, South Africa.
  4. A township in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.
  5. A township in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States.
  6. A township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Haddon is the 16247th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1777 individuals. Haddon is most common among White (86.61%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (England)
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