Judd Surname

14,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Judd 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

Judd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,7961:14,6181,833
England5,8291:9,5591,411
Australia4,7201:5,719833
Canada1,6131:22,8433,106
New Zealand1,3941:3,248490
South Africa2801:193,49220,922
Wales2151:14,3931,580
Ireland1411:33,3972,828
Scotland861:62,2545,030
Iran581:1,323,83755,038
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Botswana281:78,10513,263
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Bermuda191:3,436515
France181:3,690,151224,666
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Norfolk Island131:17726
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
China111:124,301,9616,553
India101:76,706,538639,611
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Nauru31:3,960383
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malta11:430,2723,380
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7691:6,467996
Wales1031:15,227907
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1771:9,7001,238

Judd (8,088) may also be a first name.

Judd 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

Possibly Jude, the Christian name. The Dutch Jode, a Jew, also suggests itself; and if this be so, Judson must be equivalent to "Jew's sou," Judkin to "the little Jew," &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Hebrew.) From Juda, praise, confession, and signifies the confessor of God. Jode or Jood, in the Dutch, means Israelite, a Jew; Jute, a native of Jutland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Frisian, Udo, Ude; from the Dutch, Joode; from the Flemish, Jude; from the Danish, Jud; in the Domesday Book, Udi, Judichel, Judhell; a personal name.

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

Hampshire is at present the home of the Judds, but there are a few of the name in the adjacent county of Wiltshire. In the 13th century Jud was a name well represented in Oxfordshire and Lincolnshire (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Judds are now better represented in Hampshire; but Judd is an old Wiltshire name. John Judd was mayor of Salisbury in 1424 (E.), and the name is still to be found in that city. One of the early Wiltshire Judds in the 16th century was Lord Mayor of London (A.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Judd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Judd has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Judd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Judd is the 14,085th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 184,182 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Judd live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. Judd is also the 70,553rd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 8,088 people.

Judd is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 24,796 people, or 1 in 14,618. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Utah, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 84 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Judd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Judd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Judd last name increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 415 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 860 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Judd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Judd surname are 17.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Judd earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.22% more than the national average, earning R 318,948 per year; in United States they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $44,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $48,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Judds8939/
Djudd892/
Jhudd891/
Hjudd891/
Jud865,565/
Jaud753,139/
Joud752,992/
Cudd752,440/
Hudd752,074/
Judt751,132/
Ujud75360/
Juds75346/
Sudd7558/
Juid7536/
Yudd7525/
Ijud7522/
Djud7522/
Jusd7519/
Jodd7515/
Jyud7514/
Ojud7513/
Judh756/
Judz755/
Jjud754/
Jeud753/
Zudd752/
Juud752/
Jhud751/
Jutd751/
Juyd751/
Juhd751/
Judp750/
Ju67737,925/
Jahud67107/
Chudd67101/
Djuid6777/
Djaud6756/
Khudd6715/
Judth6714/
Jaudt6710/
Djoud679/
Suddh679/
Yuddh678/
Jaudh676/
Ijoud676/
Jeeud675/
Joudh674/
Jhudh673/
Saudd673/
Hujud672/
Judch671/
Jhaud671/
Jjaud671/
Ejoud671/
Ejuid671/
Guudd671/
Shjud671/
Suudd671/
Jgoud671/
Djeud671/
Judtt671/
Sudtd671/
Jeudt671/
Jihud671/
Jusdh671/
Joudt670/
Scudd670/

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