How common is the surname Dudgeon?

1,683 people in the United States had the surname Dudgeon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,450 Americans. It ranked 16,917th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Dudgeon most common?

Wikidata records people named Dudgeon in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Dudgeon getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,683 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Dudgeon

A surname, carried by 1,683 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dudgeon is more common than 89.6% of them.

Origin

English and Scottish surname, perhaps related to the noun dudgeon (sense 1) (“kind of wood used in a hilt”). Or, from a diminutive of Dodge.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,683 people named Dudgeon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 183,450 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,711.

#16,917

rank among US surnames

1,683

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #15,676)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,909	Gagner	1,684	183,341
#16,917	Dudgeon	1,683	183,450
#16,919	Schroyer	1,682	183,559
#16,926	Bashore	1,681	183,668

Who is named Dudgeon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Dudgeon identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dudgeons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Neil Dudgeon
British actor, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dudgeon

Dodgen

Dudgeon has the Soundex code D325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D325.

Questions

Where does the surname Dudgeon come from?: English and Scottish surname, perhaps related to the noun dudgeon (sense 1) (“kind of wood used in a hilt”). Or, from a diminutive of Dodge.
How common is the surname Dudgeon?: 1,683 people in the United States had the surname Dudgeon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,450 Americans. It ranked 16,917th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dudgeon?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Dudgeon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dudgeon?: Neil Dudgeon, British actor.
Where is the surname Dudgeon most common?: Wikidata records people named Dudgeon in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Dudgeon getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,683 in 2010, down 1.6%.