Judge Surname
Approximately 35,977 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameJudge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,899 | 1:26,078 | 3,279 |
| England | 6,064 | 1:9,188 | 1,342 |
| Nigeria | 3,223 | 1:54,962 | 4,172 |
| Iran | 2,287 | 1:33,573 | 4,010 |
| Canada | 1,624 | 1:22,688 | 3,088 |
| Ireland | 1,591 | 1:2,960 | 550 |
| Australia | 1,582 | 1:17,064 | 2,394 |
| Egypt | 1,190 | 1:77,257 | 6,997 |
| India | 656 | 1:1,169,307 | 47,276 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Pakistan | 448 | 1:398,759 | 7,531 |
| New Zealand | 420 | 1:10,782 | 1,883 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| South Africa | 384 | 1:141,088 | 16,227 |
| Scotland | 374 | 1:14,315 | 1,827 |
| Northern Ireland | 266 | 1:6,936 | 1,217 |
| Botswana | 188 | 1:11,633 | 2,210 |
| Zimbabwe | 170 | 1:90,813 | 13,040 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Wales | 90 | 1:34,384 | 3,434 |
| Afghanistan | 77 | 1:417,574 | 5,731 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,262 | 1:3,510 | 635 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,884 | 1:8,452 | 1,284 |
| Scotland | 340 | 1:11,009 | 1,371 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,248 | 1:15,461 | 1,984 |
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).
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.
(English, Irish) One who occupied the office of judge; a translation of the Irish Brehon, with the same meaning.
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.
From the French, Juge; from the German, Chutsch; a personal name.$
Judge Demographics
Judge Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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
Judge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Judge in the Marathi language | ||
| जुडगे | judage | - |
| Judge in the Arabic language | ||
| قاضى | qady | - |
| جادج | jadj | - |
| قاضيه | qadyh | - |
| الديان | aldyan | - |
| قاض | qad | - |
| قاضي | qady | - |
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