Dudman Surname

210,752nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Dudman Surname Definition:

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Dudeman.

2 a nickname for a Ragamuffin [from English duds, clothes; of Scandinavian origin] 'Dudman, a scarecrow or ragged fellow.’ —Wright’s Prov. Dict.

Dudman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0441:53,3706,521
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
Australia3051:88,51010,201
Canada1321:279,13326,131
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Wales231:134,5459,804
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5571:43,7625,463
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Dudman (16) may also be a first name.

Dudman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Dudeman.

2 a nickname for a Ragamuffin [from English duds, clothes; of Scandinavian origin] 'Dudman, a scarecrow or ragged fellow.’ —Wright’s Prov. Dict.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently an ancient personal name implying some quality or some employment. In Domesd. Dodeman and Dudeman. See Dodman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dudman: a man who sold coarse, common cloth garments, generally second-hand and patched. The name remains as Dodman and Deadman. A schoolmaster of the latter name was at Stowford in Devon; he fell down the Lydford Waterfall rocks, 70 feet, but was not killed. It was reported of him that he went down a dead man, and came up at the bottom a live man. The contraction of Dodds remains.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Dudman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dudman is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dudman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 210,752nd most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,721,934 people. The last name Dudman occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Dudman reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. Dudman is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

Dudman is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 1,044 people, or 1 in 53,370. In England Dudman is most common in: Greater London, where 16 percent live, West Sussex, where 13 percent live and Hampshire, where 11 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Dudman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dudman has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dudman last name increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 926 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dudman Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Dudman last name are 17.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dudman earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.24% less than the national average, earning $46,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dudmane9211/
Dudhman922/
Doudman921/
Daudmann863/
Dudhmane861/
Dodman831,483/
Didman8325/
Dudmanová802/
Doodman7718/
Doddman773/
Dodhman771/
Daudmon771/
Diddman770/
Diedmann716/
Doedmann710/
Didmon6743/
Dodmon671/

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