Arden is an English surname of locational origin. It is derived from three places thus called in the United Kingdom: in Yorkshire North Riding, Cheshire, or the Forest of Arden in Warwickshire.
Notable people with the name include:
Alice ArdenBruce Arden, American computer scientistCecil Arden (1894–1989), American opera singer (mezzo-soprano/contralto)Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, British colonial administratorDale Arden, fictional characterDavid M. Arden (born 1949), American classical pianistDon Arden, English music manager, agent, and businessmanDonn Arden, Las Vegas choreographerEdward Arden, head of the Arden family executed in 1583Edwin Hunter Pendleton Arden, American actor, theatre manager, and playwrightElizabeth Arden, businesswoman in the cosmetics industryEve Arden, US actressJane Arden (disambiguation), several peopleJane Arden (comics), syndicated newspaper comic stripJann Arden, Canadian singer/songwriterJohn Arden, English playwrightMark Arden, British comedian and actorMary Arden, mother of William ShakespeareMary Arden (actress), US actressMary Arden (judge), British judgeMichael Arden, American stage actor, singer, and composerRichard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron AlvanleyRoy Arden, Canadian photographerTom Arden, Australian authorToni Arden, US singerWilliam Arden, one of the pseudonyms of the American author Dennis Lynds (1924–2005)