Rudd Surname

15,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Rudd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rood,' i.e. cross, from residence thereby; compare Cross, Crouch, Crossman, Crotchman, &c. v. Rodd.

Margaret atte Rude. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

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Rudd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,3531:18,7292,357
England8,9591:6,219891
Australia3,1371:8,6061,281
Canada1,0561:34,8924,465
South Africa6651:81,47010,051
New Zealand4151:10,9121,906
Swaziland3281:3,958306
Wales2361:13,1121,456
Scotland1421:37,7033,617
Ireland941:50,0953,633
France801:830,28498,964
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
Jamaica381:75,5253,602
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Israel191:450,40234,739
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
China131:105,178,5825,529
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Norway111:467,48139,375
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1121:39,5523,634
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,6701:5,220789
Wales541:29,0451,617
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8241:17,7832,266

Rudd (635) may also be a first name.

Rudd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rood,' i.e. cross, from residence thereby; compare Cross, Crouch, Crossman, Crotchman, &c. v. Rodd.

Margaret atte Rude. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

William de la Rude, Southamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Rud, Derbyshire, ibid.

Agnes Rudde, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Ralph Rudde, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Richard atte Reode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John atte Rude, Close Rolls, 31) Edward III.

1554. George Rudd, or Roode: Register of the University of Oxford.

1620-1. Thomas Rudd and Elizabeth Greene: Marriage Lic. (London).

1770. Married — John Rood and Susanna Sturton: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) 1 Red, Ruddy [Old Norse rióþ-r (Dano-Norwegian röd) = Old English reód (cp, Old English rudu, red colour] 2 a diminutive of Rudolf = Rodolf, q.v. Walter Rud.—Hundred Rolls There may have been some confusion with Rood, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Norwegian) One with a ruddy complexion; descendant of Rud, a pet form of Rudolf (fame, wolf); variant of Rood, q.v.; dweller in, or near, the clearing in the forest.

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

From the Danish, Rud; a personal name.

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

Rudd is an ancient English name which is now represented as such in Shropshire and Norfolk, and by Rood in Somerset. In the 13th century Rud was a Derbyshire name; Rudde occurred in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Leicestershire, Rude in Shropshire, and De Rude in Wiltshire (H. R.).

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

User-submitted Reference

(English, German) The surname Roth or Rudd means 'red haired man'.

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(English) The Rudd surname means 'one with ruddy complexion'.

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Rudd Last Name Facts

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

Rudd (Hindi: रूद्द, Russian: Рудд) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,862nd most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 207,309 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Rudd live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rudd is also the 330,269th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 635 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 19,353 people, or 1 in 18,729. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 85 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Rudd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rudd has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 685 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 437 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,578 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 16 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rudd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rudd surname is predominantly Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rudd last name are 15.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rudd earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.25% more than the national average, earning 423,083 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.72% more than the national average, earning R 301,128 per year; in United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.47% more than the national average, earning $50,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhudd8985/
Ruddh8912/
Rud8616,404/
Ruud758,300/
Raud753,792/
Rodd753,773/
Roud75884/
Rudh75363/
Rudt75178/
Ruid75144/
Ruhd7553/
Rudå7522/
Ørud7518/
Årud7511/
Rusd7510/
Reud752/
Hrud752/
Rudė752/
Rhud751/
Rutd751/
Ruddova732/
Ru67139,980/
Rhodd67506/
Rushd67493/
Rahud67190/
Rgaud6722/
Rouds6711/
Ruids6711/
Ruudh6710/
Hraud679/
Rhoud679/
Hroud677/
Roudh676/
Rhaud673/
Roudz673/
Raudt673/
Rousd673/
Rauds672/
Reudt672/
Rudgy672/
Raudz671/
Rustd671/
Ruidt671/
Rus'd671/
Rhuud671/
Raudh670/
Rhuid670/

Rudd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rudd in the Hindi language
रूद्दrudda50
रूदruda50
Rudd in the Russian language
Руддrudd-

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Rudd Reference & Research

Redd FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Rudd FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Redd FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Rudd FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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