Dictionary of Family Names

Origin of the Surname JORDAN or JORDEN.

JORDAN or JORDEN (Hebrew) The river of judgment. Jardain, Gaelic, the western river, with respect to the Euphrates. The name is derived from its two spring-heads, Jor and Dan.

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