Dudson Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dudson Surname Definition:

Dud’s or Dod’s Son: v. Dod.

Dudson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3421:162,91815,185
New Zealand2011:22,5293,939
Australia731:369,80430,692
Wales421:73,6796,340
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:112,32910,956
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Dudson (31) may also be a first name.

Dudson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dud’s or Dod’s Son: v. Dod.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dudson Last Name Facts

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

Dudson (Russian: Дудсон) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dudson? popularity and diffusion

Dudson is the 467,776th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Dudson reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. Dudson is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 31 people.

Dudson is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 162,918. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 12 percent are found, West Midlands, where 11 percent are found and Cumbria, where 11 percent are found. Outside of England this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Dudson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dudson has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dudson last name expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dudson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dudson last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dudson last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the party.

Dudson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daudson9210/
Doudson922/
Duson91503/
D'Hudson863/
Daudsson862/
Dodson8358,917/
Dauson834,617/
Dutson831,872/
Dusong83522/
Dusson83303/
Duxson83276/
Deuson8380/
Douson8340/
Ducson8311/
Dushon838/
Dusone838/
Hduson835/
Duyson833/
Duison832/
Duhson831/
Dudsen830/
Dusion830/
Dousson77634/
Doodson77554/
Dussion77142/
Duyshon7795/
Dodshon7757/
Dausson7755/
Duttson7727/
Deusson7727/
Doddson778/
Dodsson777/
Doutson773/
Dodtson773/
Dussong773/
Dussone773/
Duschon771/
Dautson771/
Doudsen771/
Tdodson771/
Douxson771/
Dustson771/
Daudsom771/
Dodsoon771/
Dousion771/
Doucson771/
Daujson771/
Dhouson771/
Dodsoin770/
Duchson770/
Duzon731,329/
Dusan73949/
Ducon73881/
Dusen73244/
Doson73134/
Duxon7358/
Dusén738/
Dusán733/
Dusom732/
Daussion7127/
Doussone712/
Dousoune711/
Doussong711/
Doussond710/
Dotson6742,067/
Dusane679,237/
Dussan674,938/
Dushan672,210/
Duchon671,783/
Ducoin671,243/
Duysen67863/
Dauzon67716/
Dausan67584/
Duisen67573/
Dusang67560/
Dausen67501/
Douzon67260/
Deusan67248/
Dosson67231/
Dussen67115/
Deusen6796/
Daussogne6781/
Dussom6733/
Dousen6732/
Dussán6720/
Duczon6719/
Doeson6716/
Daussonne6716/
Duisan6715/
Dhusan6713/
Deuzon6712/
Dodsen6711/
Duysan679/
Dusant678/
Docson677/
Dusaan677/
Dutsen676/
Dousan676/
Dooson675/
Doshon675/
Dushonova673/
Duzsan673/
Dusanh672/
Dutsun672/
Dussàn672/
Duszan672/
Dauxon672/
Dodsan671/
Dhusen671/
Duseen671/
Dussonová671/
Daucon671/
Dutcon671/
Dusgan671/
Deusom671/
Doussoune671/
Dudzoń671/
Dusamn671/
Dusian670/
Dousom670/
Dodsun670/
Duixon670/

Dudson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dudson in the Russian language
Дудсонdudson-

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