Dudley Surname

8,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dudley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Dudley, 13th cent. Duddelegh = Dudda’s Lea [Middle English ley, O.E. leáh]

Dudley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States47,9281:7,563900
England9,2511:6,023862
Australia3,4691:7,7821,146
Canada1,5401:23,9263,255
South Africa9921:54,6156,941
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
New Zealand6191:7,3161,250
Wales5111:6,056677
Panama1841:21,2621,402
Ireland1761:26,7552,473
Scotland1311:40,8693,816
France861:772,35794,336
Jamaica851:33,7642,376
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Isle of Man591:1,455253
Northern Ireland581:31,8113,241
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Uruguay351:98,0509,677
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
United States Virgin Islands251:4,415699
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Guernsey221:2,929767
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Saint Lucia201:8,939961
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Nicaragua141:430,0783,469
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Norway111:467,48139,375
China101:136,732,1577,199
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Guyana81:95,2786,792
India81:95,883,173728,828
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1761:25,1702,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,4041:5,535846
Wales741:21,1951,227
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5241:4,772590

Dudley (30,752) may also be a first name.

Dudley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Dudley, 13th cent. Duddelegh = Dudda’s Lea [Middle English ley, O.E. leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Usually of English origin; sometimes Ó Dubhdáléithe in Co. Cork (W)

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Place name near Birmingham, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Dudley (Dudda’s meadow), in Worcestershire.

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

A town and castle in co. Worcester. In Norman times it was the fief of the De Someries, whose descendants were barons by tenure, though, as Sir H. Nicolas observes, it is questionable whether their title was that of "Dudley." So far as I see, no noble family called Dudley was ever possessor of that barony. Dudley, one of the notorious extortioners of Henry VII., claimed to be a descendant of the Suttons, barons Dudley, and his father is said to have assumed the name of Dudley, though a more probable account makes him a travelling carpenter. Monasticon, v. 5.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A town in Worcestershire, England, so called from the old English Dode—ley, the place of the dead, a burying—ground. Dodelig, in the Danish, signifies pale, death—like, mortal; so also the Dutch Doodelijk, and German Todlich. Duv—da—lethe, in the Gaelic and Celtic, which has been corrupted to Dudley, has the same signification.

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

In some cases descended from the Paganels or Paynels and Suttons, Barons of Dudley. The former were certainly Norman.

The Norman People (1874)

(English), Dodo or Dudo's field. (variant: Tottenham.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Dudley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dudley (Arabic: دودلي, Marathi: डूडले, Russian: Дудлей) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dudley.

How Common Is The Last Name Dudley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dudley is the 8,550th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 109,467 people. Dudley is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Dudley reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dudley is also the 27,381st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 30,752 people.

Dudley is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 47,928 people, or 1 in 7,563. In The United States Dudley is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 99 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Dudley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dudley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dudley surname grew 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 691 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,191 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dudley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dudley last name are 8.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.27% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dudley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.08% less than the national average, earning 245,441 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.43% more than the national average, earning R 319,452 per year; in United States they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning $41,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $52,041 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duddley9291/
Dudlley9220/
Doudley924/
Deudley922/
Dudleyu921/
Dudleye921/
Dudleys920/
Daudley920/
Dudlehy920/
Dudle91369/
Dudly91100/
Dudler83829/
Doudle83430/
Duddle83368/
Dodley83132/
Dudlej83121/
Didley83112/
Dudlyi8366/
Dudlei8360/
Dudlya8339/
Duddly839/
Dhudly839/
Dudliy834/
Dudhle834/
Dudlay832/
Dudluy831/
Dudleh831/
Dudles831/
Dhudle831/
Daudle831/
Daudly831/
Dusdle831/
Dudloy831/
Dudlly831/
Dudlye831/
Dudleu831/
Dudlie830/
Doudly830/
Duddles77364/
Dudlets7738/
Doodley7726/
Doudlet7716/
Diddley778/
Dhudhle775/
Dudelly771/
Deudleu771/
Dudless771/
Dudletz771/
Dhudhly771/
Dhuddle771/
Deudler770/
Dudilly770/
Dudla731,995/
Dodle731,781/
Dudli73474/
Didle7329/
Dodly7316/
Doudelle7137/
Duddelly7118/
Daudilly7113/
Dudeller711/
Dudillet711/
Duddelle711/
Diddle67476/
Doodle67166/
Dudlia6794/
Dhodle6770/
Doddle6742/
Duddla6727/
Dhudla6710/
Dodlya677/
Dudlla677/
Doudli676/
Dudhla674/
Dodlay674/
Dodlle673/
Dodlea673/
Dhidle672/
Dudilleux672/
Dodhle671/
Dodlee671/
Diedle671/
Duudla671/
Dudlaa671/
Dudlij671/
Dugyle671/
Doudla671/
Daudli671/
Dudlas670/

Dudley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dudley in the Marathi language
डूडलेdudale75
डुडलेdudale25
Dudley in the Russian language
Дудлейdudlej-
Dudley in the Arabic language
دودليdwdly-

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