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Origin Of The Surname Jordan
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Meaning Of The Surname Jordan
To descend
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Interesting
Facts About
Jordan
This family name was given to the children of the Knight Templers who were also known as The Crusaders. The Crusaders where knights and pilgrims who would return home bringing with them flasks of water from the River Jordan, which was then used to baptise their children. The name comes from the Hebrew word ‘Yarden’ which means to ‘descend’. |
Jordan Statistics
Jordan is the number 168 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 47,311 share the surname Jordan in the UK.
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