Tudgee Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tudgee Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Welsh or Breton tad cu, meaning 'grandfather'. Family origin is mainly in the East Somerset and West Wiltshire area of England, in particular around the town of Frome and in the various villages of the River Wylye valley with the name of Deverill.

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Tudgee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Tudgee Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Welsh or Breton tad cu, meaning 'grandfather'. Family origin is mainly in the East Somerset and West Wiltshire area of England, in particular around the town of Frome and in the various villages of the River Wylye valley with the name of Deverill. The family migrated from the origin area around the mid-1800s. One family from Mells, Somerset moved to South Wales around 1845 and most, if not all Tudgay families of Wales are descended from the one family. This is also the line that led to further emigration to Pennsylvania, USA and most USA Tudgay families are descended from this line.

- suffolk1953

Tudgee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tudgee occurs most in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tudgee? popularity and diffusion

Tudgee is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Tudgee are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 50 percent are found, Somerset, where 42 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Besides England Tudgee is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Tudgee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tudgee has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tudgee last name expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tudge91810/
Tugee917/
Tudgey8366/
Tudges831/
Tougee830/
Tuge80748/
Toudiee772/
Tougeer771/
Tudenge771/
Taugeer771/
Thodgee771/
Thuge73171/
Touge73161/
Tuger73154/
Tuges7383/
Tauge7383/
Tudje7347/
Tuzee7331/
Tusee7323/
Tugge7318/
Teuge7315/
Tugie7314/
Tuget7312/
Tugey736/
Tudie735/
Todge734/
Tuuge733/
Tujee731/
Tugei731/
Tuged731/
Tudgy730/
Tuige730/
Toudeuje711/
Toudje67362/
Thugea67330/
Tudgay67280/
Tuggey67261/
Tauger67102/
Touger6786/
Toudie6746/
Thauge6738/
Tudiei6734/
Touges6729/
Tuisee6723/
Tudies6721/
Tausee6719/
Toutge6715/
Tudehi6713/
Tuzger6710/
Thugge6710/
Tuseer6710/
Taudie678/
Teugea674/
Touget674/
Tauzee673/
Tugett673/
Todiee672/
Tuggie672/
Tudzie672/
Toudga672/
Teutge672/
Tuzeer671/
Toudgi671/
Teuges671/
Tauges671/
Taugge671/
Tousee671/
Teudie671/
Taudje671/
Taugei671/
Tucehe671/
Tudjeu671/
Thutge670/
Tauget670/

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