# Judd (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/judd/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,110 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,991 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 17,048 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (17,532 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒʌd/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Judd in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Judd in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Judd

- Ashley Judd, American actress
- Donald Judd, American minimalist artist (1928–1994)
- Naomi Judd, American singer and actress (1946–2022)
- Wynonna Judd, American country singer (born 1964)
- Harry Judd, British drummer
- James Judd, British conductor
- Isabel Judd, British artistic gymnast (1909-1995)
- Walter Judd, American politician (1898-1994)
- Charles Hubbard Judd, American psychologist and academic (1873–1946)
- Lesley Judd, British dancer, TV presenter

## Similar surnames

Judy, Jude, Judah, Jett, Jewett, Jette, Jeudy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.