Budd Surname

22,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Budd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bud,' or 'Bude,' a strongly established surname as the Hundred Rolls prove, some of the fontal names attached suggesting a Flemish origin. Both Budkin and Budcock, the pet forms, existed, confirming its popularity.

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Budd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5251:31,4503,926
England5,8761:9,4821,396
Canada2,7441:13,4281,981
Australia2,1671:12,4581,821
New Zealand5571:8,1301,384
Wales2631:11,7661,307
South Africa2351:230,54323,873
Scotland1711:31,3093,178
Northern Ireland1251:14,7602,025
France1141:582,65577,962
Belize591:6,025997
Grenada391:2,783439
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Trinidad and Tobago231:59,3034,842
India211:36,526,923420,161
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Isle of Man161:5,3641,196
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Finland131:422,82327,659
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Norway71:734,61250,907
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Panama61:652,04310,051
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Falkland Islands41:783169
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7351:6,5261,007
Wales421:37,3432,016
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Jersey111:4,717830
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6881:18,6832,372

Budd (2,233) may also be a first name.

Budd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bud,' or 'Bude,' a strongly established surname as the Hundred Rolls prove, some of the fontal names attached suggesting a Flemish origin. Both Budkin and Budcock, the pet forms, existed, confirming its popularity. No doubt Bud was the nick, of the universal favourite, Baldwin, to avoid the form Bawd; compare Bubb and Babb from Barbara.

William Budekin, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Budecok, Norfolk, ibid.

Juliana Budde, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Iward Bude, Norfolk, ibid.

William Budde, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Simon Bud, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John Budde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1626. Baptised — Ellinor, d. Symon Budd: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1740. Married — Christopher Budd and Prudence South: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Buda, Budda, Boda = Messenger, Herald [Old English boda = O.Low Ger. and O.Dut. bodo-Gothic* buda] William Budde.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Buda (messenger), or of Bud, a pet form of Baldwin (bold, friend) and of Botolf (command, wolf); the foolish, stupid man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A prae-Domesd. personal name. Boda, Bodus, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh.) Thrift, gain, riches, victory; bod, a dwelling. Bud, in the Danish, signifies a messenger, courier, a sergeant.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Dutch, Budde; from the German, Bude; personal name Simon Bude in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Budds were a well - known Winchester family in the early part of the 17th century; they filled the office of mayor and made bequests for the poor (M. and W.). Winchester still has the name. In the forms of Bud, Budd, and Biidde, the name occurred in Oxfordshire and Somersetshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Budd Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Budd Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Budd (Bengali: বুদ্দ, Hindi: बुद्द, Oriya: ବୁଡ, Russian: Будд) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Budd? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,296th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 298,890 people. Budd occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Budd live; 52 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Budd is also the 158,149th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,233 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 11,525 people, or 1 in 31,450. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 7 percent live, Michigan, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 76 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Budd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Budd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Budd last name grew 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 626 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 814 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 56 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Budd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Budd surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Budd last name are 12.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.74% being registered with the party.

The amount Budd earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.97% more than the national average, earning 404,813 kr per year; in Peru they earn 36.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,514 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.31% more than the national average, earning R 371,460 per year; in United States they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $46,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $52,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buddh89390/
Baudd895/
Boudd894/
Bhudd891/
Buidd891/
Bud8612,004/
Bauddh801,918/
Bouddh8056/
Butddd801/
Baud7510,408/
Budh755,562/
Boud751,484/
Buid75484/
Bodd75217/
Bhud75118/
Wudd7599/
Budt7597/
Busd7521/
Buud7519/
Beud7515/
Butd759/
Bgud758/
Buyd754/
Vudd752/
Hbud752/
Bujd752/
Buhd751/
Budp751/
Bhauddh731/
Bu6789,540/
Bhaud671,259/
Baudh67763/
Boudh67263/
Boddh67194/
Boudt67108/
Bhoud6795/
Bahud6783/
Beudt6766/
Vuddh6750/
Bausd6716/
Bhujd6712/
Boudz673/
Bhuud672/
Budgy672/
Baudt672/
Bauds672/
Bauhd671/
Buidh671/
Buuds671/
Bouds671/
Budte671/
Bhudh671/
Bohud671/
B'Oud671/
Bouyd671/
Boodd671/
Bousd671/
Butdt671/
Buchd671/
Beusd670/
Beutd670/
Bautd670/

Budd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Budd in the Bengali language
বুদ্দbudda-
Budd in the Oriya language
ବୁଡbuda-
Budd in the Hindi language
बुद्दbudda86.96
बुद्धbud'dha2.9
बूद्दbudda1.45
बुद्वbudva1.45
बुड्डbudda1.45
Budd in the Russian language
Буддbudd-

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