Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CARDEN
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Assumed from the manor of Cawarden or Carden, near Chester, in England.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CARDEN. CARDON. Villiam Cardon or Cardun appears in the Domesd. of Essex, as one of the homines of Geoffrey de Magnaville. A township in Cheshire bears the name of Garden.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English