Hebden, Hebdon, and Hibdon are names all thought to be derived from one of several placenames in
West Yorkshire, coming from the
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...
"heope", or "
(rose) hip", and "denu", which meant "
valley".
Less common variations are ''Heberden, Hepden, Habdon'', and ''Hibden''.
Bearers of the name
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John Hebden (1712–1765), British composer
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Kieran Hebden, British musician performing as
Four Tet
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Malcolm Hebden (born 1940), British actor
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Mark Hebden (born 1958), British chess grandmaster
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Richard Hebden O'Grady Haly (1841–1911), commander of British forces in Canada
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William Heberden, one of the most eminent British physicians of the 18th century
Fictional characters
*Shula Hebden Lloyd (née Archer), and her first husband Mark Hebden, on the radio programme ''
The Archers''
See also
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Ebden (disambiguation), includes people with the surname
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Ebdon Ebdon is a surname. It originated as a toponymic surname, referring either to Ebdon Farm in Sidbury or Ebdon in Wick St. Lawrence, both in England. People with this surname include:
*Dick Ebdon (1913–1987), English football forward
*Edward Ebdon ...
, a surname
External links
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English toponymic surnames