Dudley Forename
27,381st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 30,752 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica
Dudley Forename Definition:
A male name. a surname derived from Dudley in Worcestershire, and made famous by the great family of Dudley which rose to power under the Tudors. Like other aristocratic surnames, it began to be used as a christian name in the 19th C, and it is now common.
Read More About This ForenameDudley Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 14,327 | 1:25,304 | 1,887 |
| Jamaica | - | 4,011 | 1:719 | 184 |
| England | 100% | 3,211 | 1:17,316 | 1,153 |
| South Africa | 100% | 3,124 | 1:17,456 | 2,541 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,645 | 1:12,644 | 1,825 |
| Canada | 100% | 471 | 1:70,347 | 4,103 |
| New Zealand | - | 427 | 1:10,623 | 1,103 |
| Australia | - | 361 | 1:37,833 | 2,027 |
| Bahamas | - | 293 | 1:1,363 | 328 |
| Haiti | 100% | 267 | 1:40,176 | 2,802 |
| Wales | 100% | 201 | 1:15,395 | 972 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 189 | 1:3,074 | 455 |
| France | 100% | 173 | 1:384,222 | 4,675 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 160 | 1:974 | 286 |
| Malawi | 100% | 148 | 1:115,624 | 6,115 |
| Ireland | 100% | 141 | 1:32,933 | 1,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 141 | 1:109,389 | 7,783 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96% | 120 | 1:67,936 | 6,498 |
| Barbados | - | 105 | 1:2,760 | 554 |
| Scotland | 100% | 73 | 1:73,293 | 1,955 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 70 | 1:241,458 | 8,357 |
| Peru | 89% | 58 | 1:548,129 | 9,428 |
| Brazil | 100% | 57 | 1:3,758,529 | 64,556 |
| Belize | 100% | 54 | 1:6,561 | 1,181 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 53 | 1:25,687 | 2,840 |
| Philippines | 88% | 50 | 1:2,120,190 | 46,541 |
| Nicaragua | 96% | 46 | 1:130,833 | 4,046 |
| Namibia | - | 44 | 1:54,640 | 3,265 |
| Colombia | 58% | 40 | 1:1,194,473 | 12,642 |
| Portugal | - | 37 | 1:281,375 | 5,179 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 100% | 37 | 1:938 | 209 |
| Nigeria | 86% | 36 | 1:4,932,343 | 72,844 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 34 | 1:888,291 | 19,863 |
| India | 100% | 32 | 1:37,964,937 | 716,884 |
| Guyana | 100% | 31 | 1:24,621 | 2,839 |
| Panama | 100% | 28 | 1:139,520 | 6,123 |
| Grenada | 100% | 25 | 1:4,325 | 740 |
| Costa Rica | 89% | 24 | 1:198,664 | 4,618 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 23 | 1:1,323,910 | 43,168 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 21 | 1:5,226 | 861 |
| Thailand | 100% | 20 | 1:3,503,291 | 76,523 |
| Bermuda | - | 19 | 1:3,412 | 618 |
| Ecuador | - | 19 | 1:932,996 | 7,538 |
| Germany | 100% | 18 | 1:5,370,993 | 21,319 |
| Mexico | 86% | 17 | 1:7,302,613 | 25,172 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 17 | 1:10,460 | 1,408 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 16 | 1:221,894 | 2,655 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 15 | 1:3,657 | 689 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 12 | 1:4,399,027 | 26,540 |
| Zambia | - | 12 | 1:1,321,233 | 17,217 |
| Belgium | 100% | 10 | 1:1,149,004 | 13,254 |
| China | - | 10 | 1:136,605,578 | 66,281 |
| Sweden | 100% | 10 | 1:985,791 | 19,730 |
| Argentina | 100% | 9 | 1:4,752,583 | 12,276 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 8 | 1:13,948 | 1,861 |
| Jersey | - | 7 | 1:14,283 | 1,073 |
| Singapore | - | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 6 | 1:10,216 | 1,399 |
| Spain | - | 6 | 1:7,754,994 | 17,266 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Uruguay | - | 6 | 1:571,273 | 6,582 |
| Honduras | - | 5 | 1:1,763,493 | 15,274 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Micronesia | - | 4 | 1:26,625 | 714 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| Chile | 67% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Israel | 100% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Oman | - | 3 | 1:1,369,556 | 7,879 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| Italy | - | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Montserrat | - | 2 | 1:2,438 | 412 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
Dudley (66,573) may also be a surname.
Dudley Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. a surname derived from Dudley in Worcestershire, and made famous by the great family of Dudley which rose to power under the Tudors. Like other aristocratic surnames, it began to be used as a christian name in the 19th C, and it is now common.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Dudley Forename Popularity
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Sample size: 137 (1901)
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