Hudd Surname

201,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Hudd Surname Definition:

(English) 1 the Middle English Hud, Hudde, Anglo-Saxon Hud, Hudd, Huda, Hudda (the diminutive form Hudoc also occurs), variants of Hod(a (v. Hood) [Old English hód= Old Saxon *hód= O.H.Ger. huot (mod. hut), hood, head-covering; allied to Old Frisian hóde, húde = Dutch hoede = O.

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Hudd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2771:43,6325,543
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Wales1871:16,5481,793
Australia1671:161,65116,786
Finland751:73,2898,104
Canada511:722,46357,796
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Scotland101:535,38220,332
India61:127,844,230863,365
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5951:40,9675,176
Wales611:25,7121,467
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Hudd (49) may also be a first name.

Hudd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 the Middle English Hud, Hudde, Anglo-Saxon Hud, Hudd, Huda, Hudda (the diminutive form Hudoc also occurs), variants of Hod(a (v. Hood) [Old English hód= Old Saxon *hód= O.H.Ger. huot (mod. hut), hood, head-covering; allied to Old Frisian hóde, húde = Dutch hoede = O.H.Ger. huota (mod. hut), heed, care, guard, protection] 2 there has been comparatively late interchanging with Hood.

In the Middle-English period Hud(de was widely used as a pet form of Richard, q.v.

Perkyn wan [won] five, and Hud wan twa: Glad and blythe thay ware, that thay had don sa.—‘The Turnament of Totten­ham’: Percy’s Reliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This surname denotes a son of Richard or Roger. It is a well known Yorkshire name.

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Hudd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hudd (Marathi: हुड) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hudd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hudd is the 201,090th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,513,764 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Hudd are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,430,306th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 49 people.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,277 people, or 1 in 43,632. In England it is mostly found in: Gloucestershire, where 21 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 8 percent reside. Not including England Hudd occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Wales, where 9 percent reside.

Hudd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hudd has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hudd surname expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 615 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 307 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hudd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hudd surname are 9.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hudd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 125.51% more than the national average, earning R 535,908 per year; in United States they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $43,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.42% more than the national average, earning $56,849 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chudd89101/
Khudd8915/
Hjudd891/
Hud865,457/
Udd861,966/
Chaudd801/
Judd7539,567/
Houd752,912/
Huud75982/
Chud75630/
Hodd75624/
Gudd75461/
Khud75385/
Haud75269/
Ahud7585/
Uddh7557/
Audd7524/
Hudø7513/
Uddå755/
Hudt755/
Hudh754/
Heud754/
Ohud753/
Huid752/
Eudd752/
Hujd752/
Hudp751/
Huyd751/
Husd751/
Huhd751/
Uddd751/
Uddt751/
Udtd751/
Uhdd751/
Hgud751/
Hutd750/
Hu6716,960,671/
Ud673,271/
Chaud671,530/
Choud671,291/
Chudh67203/
Haudt67127/
Houdt67119/
Hoddø6794/
Ehoud6794/
Heudt6748/
Khaud6730/
Khoud6719/
Hoddd6718/
Huids679/
Guddh677/
Hausd676/
Houdh676/
Goudd675/
Huhdh673/
Chudt673/
Khudh673/
Huudh672/
Chodd672/
Huidt671/
Hauds671/
Hudte671/
Houds671/
Hgaud671/
Gaudd671/
Guudd671/
Ahaud671/
Huyds671/
Khudt671/
Aahud671/
Chuid671/
Hustd671/
Heusd671/
Hudtt670/
Houdz670/
Huidh670/

Hudd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hudd in the Marathi language
हुडhuda-

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