Walden
English
Etymology
From Old English walh (“Welshman”), genitive plural wala + denu (“valley”).
Proper noun
Walden
- A surname.
- A male given name
- A number of places in the United States:
- A statutory town, the county seat of Jackson County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Bibb County, Georgia.
- A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
- A township in Pope County, Minnesota.
- A village in the town of Montgomery, Orange County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
- A town in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
- A place in Canada:
- A neighbourhood in south Calgary, Alberta.
- A community in Lunenburg municipality, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
- A community in Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
- A valley and locality in Burton-cum-Walden parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0183).
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Walden is the 1,435th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24,821 individuals. Walden is most common among White (78.14%) and Black (16.36%) individuals.
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