Judson Surname
Approximately 9,341 people bear this surname
Judson Surname Definition:
William Judison, Thomas Judison, and other Scottish merchants complained that their vessel was captured and sunk by the English during a truce, 1359 (Bain, IV, 23). Andrew Yutsoun was provost of Edinburgh, 1387 (Nisbet, Plates, p. 10). Guppy says this is a contracted form of Joidanson from Jourdain, but more probably "son of Jud," for Jude.
Read More About This SurnameJudson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,100 | 1:59,419 | 7,023 |
| England | 1,464 | 1:38,059 | 4,953 |
| Canada | 731 | 1:50,404 | 6,111 |
| New Zealand | 330 | 1:13,722 | 2,387 |
| Australia | 234 | 1:115,366 | 12,799 |
| India | 103 | 1:7,447,237 | 161,200 |
| Tanzania | 57 | 1:928,800 | 44,452 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,375 | 1:17,728 | 2,570 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,463 | 1:20,389 | 2,580 |
Judson (15,451) may also be a first name.
Judson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
William Judison, Thomas Judison, and other Scottish merchants complained that their vessel was captured and sunk by the English during a truce, 1359 (Bain, IV, 23). Andrew Yutsoun was provost of Edinburgh, 1387 (Nisbet, Plates, p. 10). Guppy says this is a contracted form of Joidanson from Jourdain, but more probably "son of Jud," for Jude.
Jud’s Son: v. Jud(d.
(English) The son of Jud.
1. See Jude. 2. See Judd. Most of the Judsons, both in England and America, trace their origin to the neighbourhood of Leeds, and the surname is still common in Yorkshire.
The son of Judd.
Judson Demographics
Average Judson Salary in
United States
$46,165 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Judson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Judson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Judson (Marathi: जुडसोन) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Judson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Judson is the 54,461st most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 780,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Judson live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Judson is also the 45,446th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 15,451 people.
Judson is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,100 people, or 1 in 59,419. In The United States Judson is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 54 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Judson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Judson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Judson surname rose 248 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Judson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States Judson are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.87% being registered with the party.
The amount Judson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning R 250,980 per year; in United States they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $46,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.39% less than the national average, earning $47,504 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Judson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Judson in the Marathi language | ||
| जुडसोन | judasona | 50 |
| जुडोसन | judosana | 50 |
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