Werden Name Origin and Family Crest

People called Werden share their surname's story with Worden, its better-known spelling. The name is generally explained as “One who came from Worden (valley with a weir or dam), in Lancashire”.

• Werden ranked 43,438 in the 2010 US Census, with 497 people answering to the name.
• Werden writes “e” in place of the “o” found in Worden, a common scribal difference.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• Werden sounds close to Warden, so it can help to search both.

Werden coat of arms

There is no single Werden family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Werden report, with a museum-style coat of arms.