Jud Surname

86,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Jud Surname Definition:

1 like the French Jud, for Jude, q.v.

2 prob. also used as a pet form of Jordan, q.v.

Henry Judde.—Hundred Rolls

Jud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,1041:2,646319
Austria6971:12,2171,709
United States4091:886,20867,037
Germany3731:215,83224,348
France3411:194,78830,294
Italy1891:323,58039,573
India791:9,709,688189,874
Slovenia561:44,4237,782
Australia531:509,35338,491
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
England51:11,143,612252,590
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

The alternate forms: Jüd (1) are calculated separately.

Jud (4,931) may also be a first name.

Jud Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 like the French Jud, for Jude, q.v.

2 prob. also used as a pet form of Jordan, q.v.

Henry Judde.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Jude or Judah (confession); descendant of Jud, a pet form of Jordan (flowing down).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Jud Last Name Facts

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

Jud (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺪ, Hindi: जूड, Marathi: जुड, Oriya: ଜୁଡ) is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Jüd. Click here for further potential spellings of Jud.

How Common Is The Last Name Jud? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 86,543rd most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,309,532 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Jud live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. Jud is also the 97,047th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 4,931 people.

The surname Jud is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 3,104 people, or 1 in 2,646. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 42 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 22 percent are found and Canton of Aargau, where 7 percent are found. Beside Switzerland Jud occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Jud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jud has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jud last name increased 290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jud Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jud surname are 20.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jud earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.24% less than the national average, earning $38,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $49,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jüd891/
Judd8639,567/
Jaud863,139/
Joud862,992/
Judt861,132/
Ujud86360/
Juds86346/
Juid8636/
Djud8622/
Ijud8622/
Jusd8619/
Jyud8614/
Ojud8613/
Judh866/
Judz865/
Jjud864/
Jeud863/
Juud862/
Jhud861/
Jutd861/
Juyd861/
Juhd861/
Judp860/
Ju80737,925/
Jahud75107/
Djuid7577/
Djaud7556/
Judds7539/
Judth7514/
Jaudt7510/
Djoud759/
Jaudh756/
Ijoud756/
Jeeud755/
Joudh754/
Jhudh753/
Hujud752/
Djudd752/
Jhaud751/
Jjaud751/
Hjudd751/
Ejoud751/
Ejuid751/
Shjud751/
Jgoud751/
Jhudd751/
Djeud751/
Judtt751/
Jeudt751/
Jihud751/
Jusdh751/
Judch751/
Joudt750/
Jui6751,842/
Sud6724,472/
Uju679,303/
Tju677,124/
Jau676,907/
Jut676,055/
Hud675,457/
Jou674,779/
Jiu674,472/
Juy672,731/
Oju672,151/
Iju672,141/
Jus671,972/
Dju671,567/
Eju671,156/
Jod671,047/
Juh67745/
Jeu67701/
Jyu67630/
Jux67441/
Judová67268/
Juj67204/
Yud67189/
Juu67158/
Jup67156/
Juz67154/
Ajgoud67136/
Jhu67108/
Cud6760/
Judova6741/
Iud6733/
Zud6726/
Jju6718/
Juć6713/
Hju6711/
Oujoud6710/
Aujoud679/
Xju678/
Juś677/
Jahaud675/
Ojhaud674/
Juá674/
Jihoud674/
Ejjoud674/
Jgu673/
Zju673/
Jzu672/
Judtte671/
Hajjud671/
Aâjoud671/
Djhoud671/

Jud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺪjd-
Jud in the Marathi language
जुडjuda82.26
जूडjuda14.52
जुदjuda2.15
Jud in the Oriya language
ଜୁଡjuda70
ଯୁଦ୍yud10
ଯୁଦyuda10
ଜୁଡ୍jud10
Jud in the Hindi language
जूडjuda67.35
जुडjuda14.29
जूदjuda12.24
जुदjuda6.12

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