Judge Surname

15,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Judge Surname Definition:

From the office of 'judge,' in Latin charters rendered judex. Kineth, judex, witnessed a charter by Earl David, c. 1202 07 (LAC., p. 11, 38, 88). Keraldus judex witnessed a charter by Randulf de Strathphetham, c 1222 (REB., II, 3). Gilbert, judex, witnessed a charter by Maldoweny, earl of Levenax to the Abbey of Kelso between 1225 and 1246 (Kelso, 220), and Walter, judex, witnessed a quit-claim of the land of Drumkarauch in 1260 (RPSA.

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Judge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,8991:26,0783,279
England6,0641:9,1881,342
Nigeria3,2231:54,9624,172
Iran2,2871:33,5734,010
Canada1,6241:22,6883,088
Ireland1,5911:2,960550
Australia1,5821:17,0642,394
Egypt1,1901:77,2576,997
India6561:1,169,30747,276
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Pakistan4481:398,7597,531
New Zealand4201:10,7821,883
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
South Africa3841:141,08816,227
Scotland3741:14,3151,827
Northern Ireland2661:6,9361,217
Botswana1881:11,6332,210
Zimbabwe1701:90,81313,040
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Wales901:34,3843,434
Afghanistan771:417,5745,731
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
France291:2,290,439180,028
Guernsey221:2,929767
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Sweden101:984,67673,605
China91:151,924,6187,954
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Panama91:434,6958,518
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Norway61:857,04855,549
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Laos41:1,647,081888
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,2621:3,510635
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8841:8,4521,284
Scotland3401:11,0091,371
Wales151:104,5614,503
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2481:15,4611,984

Judge (7,224) may also be a first name.

Judge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the office of 'judge,' in Latin charters rendered judex. Kineth, judex, witnessed a charter by Earl David, c. 1202 07 (LAC., p. 11, 38, 88). Keraldus judex witnessed a charter by Randulf de Strathphetham, c 1222 (REB., II, 3). Gilbert, judex, witnessed a charter by Maldoweny, earl of Levenax to the Abbey of Kelso between 1225 and 1246 (Kelso, 220), and Walter, judex, witnessed a quit-claim of the land of Drumkarauch in 1260 (RPSA., p. 346). Ewayn Judex was present at pleas held at Dull in Atholl in 1264 (RPSA., p. 349), and Andrew le Jugeor or le Jugger rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, 730,816). His seal bears a head within tracery, and S' Andree Jvdicis (ibid., p. 554).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 Judge [French juge,Latin judex, a judge] Willelmus Judex.—Cal. Inq. P.M., A.D, 1265.

2 borne by Irish, or those of Irish descent, this name is used (or Brehony, for Irish Mac-an-Bhreitheamhnaigh, from (with suff. -nach, genit. -naigh) Irish breitheawh (th as h; mh as w), a judge.

3 v. Jugge.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Irish) One who occupied the office of judge; a translation of the Irish Brehon, with the same meaning.

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

This surname can hardly have been borrowed from the office, because in this country judges have always been persons of dignity and consideration. It may have been either a sobriquet, or a name given to an umpire in some medieval game.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Juge; from the German, Chutsch; a personal name.$

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

Judge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Judge (Arabic: قاضى, Marathi: जुडगे) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Judge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,489th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,561 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Judge reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 76,033rd most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 7,224 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 13,899 people, or 1 in 26,078. In The United States Judge is most frequent in: New York, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 101 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Judge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Judge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Judge last name expanded 428 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 126 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Judge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Judge surname are 4.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Judge earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 11.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,622 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.42% more than the national average, earning R 317,064 per year; in United States they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $44,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $54,041 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Judges91574/
Judgey915/
Jhudge915/
Judger913/
Juidge911/
Judgie911/
Djudge911/
Jjudge911/
Judget911/
Juddge910/
Tjudge910/
Jude8938,314/
Juge894,794/
Djuidge8312/
Judeh801,577/
Hudge801,155/
Judez80693/
Judet80503/
Judee80487/
Judes80461/
Judea80356/
Juget80292/
Jeude80292/
Judde80152/
Jugge80150/
Juger80115/
Jutge8095/
Jauge8094/
Jodge8087/
Juges8054/
Joude8052/
Juide8051/
Judeu8048/
Judie8038/
Djuge8033/
Ujude8029/
Sudge8026/
Jaude8025/
Jouge8024/
Jeuge8024/
Judey8023/
Ojude8019/
Juder8014/
Jhude8014/
Juged8012/
Judje8011/
Judei808/
Judeţ806/
Jyude804/
Jusde804/
Jugee804/
Judye803/
Judej803/
Juige803/
Ijude803/
Ejude803/
Județ802/
Juude802/
Ojuge802/
Jugej801/
Jhuge801/
Judhe801/
Iudge801/
Juded801/
Judce801/
Judeå801/
Judga801/
Judée801/
Jugez801/
Jiuge801/
Judep801/
Cudge800/
Juyde800/
Djoudgie771/
Djuidgie771/
Joudeh732,471/
Djudje73363/
Jaugey73250/
Jaudes73219/
Judeat73209/
Djuige7398/
Hudges7395/
Ojiude7363/
Jaudet7361/
Joudet7336/
Judder7335/
Jugesh7333/
Hudger7326/
Jhodge7324/
Ijgude7323/
Jouget7319/
Juides7317/
Jutdeh7317/
Judieh7313/
Joudie7311/
Juhdie7311/
Juddie739/
Jaudej736/
Ojuide736/
Jiudet736/
Ejuder735/
Judeed735/
Judher735/
Jaudee735/
Jauger734/
Jouder733/
Judgay733/
Ojuude733/
Ojudde733/
Jauget733/
Jouger733/
Juddet733/
Judier733/
Ejgude732/
Saudge732/
Juddye732/
Judiet732/
Judies732/
Juidje732/
Judiez732/
Jeudie732/
Juddee732/
Jugesr731/
Jusder731/
Khudge731/
Jauder731/
Jaudey731/
Joedge731/
Jhudhe731/
Joudde731/
Judetz731/
Judhie731/
Hudnge731/
Hjodge731/
Ejoude731/
Ajgude731/
Ajjuge731/
Houdge731/
Hejude731/
Joudee731/
Joudée731/
Juddes731/
Judett731/
Judgai731/
Juideu731/
Ojudga731/
Giudge731/
Djouge731/
Jaugee731/
Jusdeh731/
Haudge730/
Justge730/
Judy6728,685/
Djuidje678,499/
Yuge677,883/
Juda675,749/
Huge672,692/
Judi672,649/
Zuge671,898/
Jode671,285/
Jugi671,250/
Yude67553/
Juse67424/
Joudieh67272/
Hajgude67170/
Jüde67124/
Juje6769/
Hudgies6756/
Djeudje6751/
Juce6738/
Jaudier6734/
Juze6732/
Judeich6717/
Judá6714/
Jüge6713/
Juidjie6711/
Hudenge6710/
Iude679/
Djoudje676/
Joudder674/
Judé674/
Chudger673/
Houdges673/
Iuge673/
Judj673/
Heudges672/
Jaudieh672/
Juigesh671/
Jaudder671/
Hudgett671/
Djouger671/
Jeudjie671/
Joudier671/
Joudjie671/
Jushgeh671/
Juddess671/
Judeová671/
Judyeyi671/
Judä671/
Yojudye671/
Juttges671/
Juydeth671/
Judheed671/
Jugetts670/
Judesch670/

Judge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Judge in the Marathi language
जुडगेjudage-
Judge in the Arabic language
قاضىqady-
جادجjadj-
قاضيهqadyh-
الديانaldyan-
قاضqad-
قاضيqady-

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