Fudge Surname

49,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Fudge Surname Definition:

Fuge is from foge, a blowing, house; from fok, a hearth, furnace, fire-place. Hence probably the names Fugo and Fudge.

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Fudge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4201:66,8747,787
Canada2,7011:13,6412,006
England1,6831:33,1064,391
Australia2761:97,81111,085
Wales1471:21,0512,237
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Norway121:428,52437,411
India101:76,706,538639,611
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Denmark71:806,38843,211
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0251:23,7813,316
Wales771:20,3691,182
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9721:51,6655,847

Fudge (54) may also be a first name.

Fudge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Fuge is from foge, a blowing, house; from fok, a hearth, furnace, fire-place. Hence probably the names Fugo and Fudge.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Fuidge; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

The surname Fudge or Fodge originated from the spelling change of the surname Fotsch after arriving in the U.S. from Schauffhausen, Switzerland.

- cherie53

Fudge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fudge (Hindi: फुदगे) occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fudge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fudge is the 49,544th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 701,940 people. The surname Fudge occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Fudge live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fudge is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 54 people.

The last name Fudge is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,420 people, or 1 in 66,874. In The United States Fudge is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Fudge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fudge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fudge surname rose 558 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 588 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fudge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fudge last name are 7.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fudge earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.61% less than the national average, earning 257,432 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.9% less than the national average, earning $39,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.77% less than the national average, earning $45,821 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fudger91313/
Fuidge91169/
Fudges916/
Fudgie913/
Fuge894,271/
Fude89709/
Faude801,238/
Fuger80542/
Fodge80532/
Fidge80466/
Fuder80401/
Feuge80288/
Fuget80162/
Foude80103/
Fuhge8095/
Fauge8093/
Fudet8087/
Fuges8067/
Fugie8066/
Fugee8039/
Fugge8032/
Feude8024/
Fudei8014/
Fuhde8012/
Pfude808/
Fhuge805/
Fudie805/
Fudej804/
Fudeh803/
Fouge803/
Fuuge803/
Fudez802/
Fhude801/
Fudde801/
Fudhe801/
Vudge801/
Fudje801/
Fudee801/
Fudes801/
Fugey801/
Fujge801/
Fudey801/
Futge800/
Fuyge800/
Fudgi800/
Fugett731,258/
Foudeh73585/
Faudet73346/
Fauger73179/
Feugey7373/
Feuger7362/
Fouger7350/
Fougea7340/
Fouder7337/
Fauder7337/
Foudie7328/
Feudje7327/
Faudie7326/
Fudzie7320/
Fudjeu7314/
Pfudje7310/
Fouget738/
Faudez737/
Fouded737/
Fudjie736/
Foudje734/
Feuget733/
Pfaude733/
Foudye732/
Pfuger732/
Feuder732/
Fuggie732/
Faudes732/
Fauget732/
Fuhgeh732/
Fudjet732/
Foudde732/
Foudey732/
Pfudie732/
Fhoude731/
Fauhde731/
Fuiger731/
Fuddie731/
Fudesh731/
Fudyer731/
Fugeth731/
Fujder731/
Faudey731/
Fauges731/
Fahude731/
Fouges731/
Foudet731/
Fudder731/
Feudie731/
Faudei731/
Fudech731/
Fougie730/
Fiedge730/
Fugets730/
Fusges730/
Fuse6735,550/
Fudi674,092/
Fuda672,308/
Fode671,980/
Feudjeu67583/
Fugi67222/
Füge67177/
Fuze67168/
Foudjeu67150/
Fuce67149/
Foujder6773/
Pfauder6754/
Faudzie6752/
Faudier6749/
Vude6726/
Fuje6720/
Foudjet6717/
Pfeudie6716/
Fudy679/
Feudjet674/
Fousder673/
Foudeas673/
Foudjie673/
Feudjie672/
Faudjeu671/
Feudjep671/
Feutdeu671/
Fouchde671/
Pfeuger670/
Pfuiget670/
Fougett670/

Fudge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fudge in the Hindi language
फुदगेphudage-

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