Dudley Surname
Approximately 66,573 people bear this surname
Dudley Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Dudley, 13th cent. Duddelegh = Dudda’s Lea [Middle English ley, O.E. leáh]
Dudley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47,928 | 1:7,563 | 900 |
| England | 9,251 | 1:6,023 | 862 |
| Australia | 3,469 | 1:7,782 | 1,146 |
| Canada | 1,540 | 1:23,926 | 3,255 |
| South Africa | 992 | 1:54,615 | 6,941 |
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| New Zealand | 619 | 1:7,316 | 1,250 |
| Wales | 511 | 1:6,056 | 677 |
| Panama | 184 | 1:21,262 | 1,402 |
| Ireland | 176 | 1:26,755 | 2,473 |
| Scotland | 131 | 1:40,869 | 3,816 |
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| Jamaica | 85 | 1:33,764 | 2,376 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Isle of Man | 59 | 1:1,455 | 253 |
| Northern Ireland | 58 | 1:31,811 | 3,241 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Uruguay | 35 | 1:98,050 | 9,677 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Liberia | 28 | 1:157,448 | 11,209 |
| Solomon Islands | 26 | 1:22,309 | 4,345 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 25 | 1:4,415 | 699 |
| Venezuela | 25 | 1:1,208,163 | 17,203 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Saint Lucia | 20 | 1:8,939 | 961 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 1:75,776 | 5,658 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Nicaragua | 14 | 1:430,078 | 3,469 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Guyana | 8 | 1:95,278 | 6,792 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 176 | 1:25,170 | 2,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,404 | 1:5,535 | 846 |
| Wales | 74 | 1:21,195 | 1,227 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,524 | 1:4,772 | 590 |
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]
Usually of English origin; sometimes Ó Dubhdáléithe in Co. Cork (W)
Place name near Birmingham, England.
(English) One who came from Dudley (Dudda’s meadow), in Worcestershire.
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.
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.
In some cases descended from the Paganels or Paynels and Suttons, Barons of Dudley. The former were certainly Norman.
(English), Dodo or Dudo's field. (variant: Tottenham.)
Dudley Demographics
Dudley Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Dudley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dudley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dudley (Arabic: دودلي, Marathi: डूडले, Russian: Дудлей) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dudley? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,550th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 109,467 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Dudley reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 27,381st most widely held given name globally, borne by 30,752 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 47,928 people, or 1 in 7,563. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this last name 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dudley surname increased 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 691 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,191 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dudley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Dudley surname is principally Anglican (52%) in Ireland.
In The United States Dudley are 8.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.27% registered with the 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
Dudley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dudley in the Marathi language | ||
| डूडले | dudale | 75 |
| डुडले | dudale | 25 |
| Dudley in the Russian language | ||
| Дудлей | dudlej | - |
| Dudley in the Arabic language | ||
| دودلي | dwdly | - |
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