Cudney Surname

224,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Cudney Surname Definition:

CUDNEY: (British.) From Cud or Coit, a wood, and ey, water—the wood near the water.

Cudney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4311:253,29124,042
Canada3581:102,92111,137
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3541:141,86113,333

Cudney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CUDNEY: (British.) From Cud or Coit, a wood, and ey, water—the wood near the water.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Cudney Last Name Facts

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

Cudney has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cudney.

How Common Is The Last Name Cudney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 224,900th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,030,722 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cudney reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,431 people, or 1 in 253,291. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 15 percent reside, Michigan, where 14 percent reside and Utah, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.

Cudney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cudney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cudney surname rose 404 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cudney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cudney last name are 16.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.84% being registered with the party.

The amount Cudney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $45,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $49,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chudney9213/
Scudney926/
Cudneys922/
Cudny91659/
Coudneys866/
Chudny8387/
Codney8384/
Sudney8341/
Cudner8315/
Czudny839/
Kudney832/
Scudny831/
Judney831/
Cuddny831/
Chudnyi77483/
Chudnyy77212/
Chudnoy7797/
Chudniy7710/
Czudner776/
Coudnet772/
Jeudney771/
Scuddne770/
Quidney770/
Cudna73543/
Sudne736/
Kudne732/
Codny730/
Chudnaya71566/
Coudenne7175/
Tschudny715/
Kidney673,136/
Chudna67467/
Kudner6754/
Sudnay6718/
Caudni678/
Kudniy674/
Soudny674/
Chudni674/
Saudny672/
Khudny671/
Kaudne671/
Soudne671/
Sudhny671/
Caudna671/
Kudnyi671/
Kodney670/

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