Louden

LOW-den

Scottish

"from Loudoun, Scotland"

Louden Origin and Meaning

The name Louden is a boy's name meaning "from Loudoun, Scotland".

Louden began as a habitational surname for people from the town of Loudoun in Scotland. It is occasionally used as a first name, such as that of writer Louden Wainwright Jr. and his son, folk singer Louden Wainwright III, but is most often encountered as a surname.

Louden first broke into the charts in 1986 following the premiere of the movie Vision Quest, a film about an amateur wrestler named Louden Swain.