How common is the surname Fudge?

4,407 people in the United States had the surname Fudge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,058 Americans. It ranked 7,545th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fudge?

Marcia Fudge, American attorney and politician (born 1952), followed by Alan Fudge.

Where is the surname Fudge most common?

Wikidata records people named Fudge in the United States.

Is the surname Fudge getting more or less common?

More common. 4,157 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,407 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Fudge

An English surname, carried by 4,407 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fudge is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Middle English surname, diminutive of Fulcher.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,407 people named Fudge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,058 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,157.

#7,545

rank among US surnames

4,407

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #7,393)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,541	Lazarus	4,410	70,010
#7,542	Conlin	4,409	70,026
#7,543	Kean	4,408	70,042
#7,545	Croom	4,407	70,058
#7,549	Jeffcoat	4,406	70,074
#7,550	Landes	4,404	70,106

Who is named Fudge

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

63% of people named Fudge identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fudges

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marcia Fudge
American attorney and politician (born 1952)
Alan Fudge
American actor (1944–2011)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fudge come from?: From the Middle English surname, diminutive of Fulcher.
How common is the surname Fudge?: 4,407 people in the United States had the surname Fudge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,058 Americans. It ranked 7,545th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fudge?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Fudge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fudge?: Marcia Fudge, American attorney and politician (born 1952), followed by Alan Fudge.
Where is the surname Fudge most common?: Wikidata records people named Fudge in the United States.
Is the surname Fudge getting more or less common?: More common. 4,157 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,407 in 2010, up 6.0%.