Mudd Surname

43,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Mudd Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Muddy Place [Middle English mud(de, mud; O.L.Ger.] Cp. Clay.

Mudd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,2611:39,1384,823
England1,9381:28,7503,884
Australia1301:207,65920,175
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Palestine891:51,1115,164
Wales681:45,5084,331
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
India281:27,395,192354,286
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Guam121:13,3432,098
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2611:19,3302,778
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3741:36,5494,336

Mudd (89) may also be a first name.

Mudd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Muddy Place [Middle English mud(de, mud; O.L.Ger.] Cp. Clay.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the muddy place.

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

From the Dutch, Mudde; a personal name.

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

Mudd, a name found also in the North and.

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

Mudd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mudd (Hindi: मुदद्) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mudd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 43,782nd most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 613,843 people. The surname Mudd is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Mudd reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,011,231st most common first name internationally, borne by 89 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9,261 people, or 1 in 39,138. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 19 percent reside, Missouri, where 16 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Mudd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mudd has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 674 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mudd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mudd last name are 20.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.54% registered with the party.

The amount Mudd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.41% more than the national average, earning R 407,340 per year; in United States they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $44,747 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning $48,038 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muudd894/
Moudd892/
Maudd891/
Muhdd891/
Mud864,314/
Mauddh801/
Muid759,142/
Moud755,113/
Maud752,974/
Modd75222/
Muhd7581/
Muud7571/
Mhud7543/
Mudh7541/
Meud7523/
Hmud7515/
Mudt757/
Musd755/
Mgud754/
Mudp753/
Muyd751/
Mmud751/
Mutd751/
Mujd751/
Mu671,028,966/
Hmoud671,392/
Meudt67852/
Mohud67643/
Muh'd67198/
Mahud67176/
Moudh6760/
Muidz6725/
Mouhd6723/
Mudte6713/
Mhoud678/
M'Oud678/
Mushd675/
Mmaud675/
Mouds673/
Muidh673/
Maudh673/
Muuid673/
Mmuhd672/
Mauud672/
Mgoud672/
Moudt671/
Hmudt671/
Muudh671/
Mu'hd671/
Mhaud671/
Muihd671/
Mausd671/
Muidt671/
Muhsd671/
Mauds671/
Mmoud671/
Mauhd671/
Maudt670/

Mudd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mudd in the Hindi language
मुदद्mudad33.33
मुददmudada33.33
मुडडmudada33.33

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