Cudd Surname

175,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Cudd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Cuthbert'; nick, from Cud and Cuddy. Hence in the North 'cuddy,' a donkey; v. Crewdson.

John Cudson, Yorkshire: Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

Cuddie Taylor, 1587: Nicolaon and Bum, History Westmoreland and Cumb.

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Cudd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9311:187,70518,652
England3421:162,91815,185
Australia821:329,21628,102
Wales271:114,6128,773
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2651:189,50416,696

Cudd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Cuthbert'; nick, from Cud and Cuddy. Hence in the North 'cuddy,' a donkey; v. Crewdson.

John Cudson, Yorkshire: Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

Cuddie Taylor, 1587: Nicolaon and Bum, History Westmoreland and Cumb.

Cuddy, servant of Paite, 1587: ibid.

Cudde Grahame, Northumberland, 1541: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.

Cudde Robson, Northumberland, 1541: ibid.

1548. Baptised — John, s. William Cud: Rejf. Kensington.

1725. Married — Peter Nichols and Clementia Cudde: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

1 a diminutive of Cuthbert, q.v.

2 the fairly common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cudd(a [prob. from Old English cúð, well known, famous]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Contracted from McHud.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Cudd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cudd is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cudd.

How Common Is The Last Name Cudd? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cudd is the 175,553rd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,986,699 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Cudd reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,931 people, or 1 in 187,705. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 21 percent live, South Carolina, where 18 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Cudd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cudd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cudd last name rose 729 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cudd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cudd surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cudd surname are 20.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Cudd earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.32% less than the national average, earning $42,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.03% less than the national average, earning $43,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chudd89101/
Scudd890/
Cud8660/
Chaudd801/
Judd7539,567/
Codd755,386/
Chud75630/
Cuud75196/
Cuid75175/
Caud75148/
Kudd7579/
Sudd7558/
Cusd7524/
Coud7515/
Ciud753/
Czud752/
Cudh752/
Zudd752/
Scud751/
Gcud751/
Zcud751/
Cuhd751/
Cu6779,300/
Chaud671,530/
Choud671,291/
Chudh67203/
Caudh6735/
Khudd6715/
Caudt6713/
Suddh679/
Saudd673/
Chudt673/
Djudd672/
Jhudd671/
Hjudd671/
Suudd671/
Chuid671/
Coudh671/
Sudtd671/
Tceud671/
Ceudh671/
Czuud671/

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