How common is the surname Judd?

18,110 people in the United States had the surname Judd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,048 Americans. It ranked 1,991st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Judd?

Ashley Judd, American actress, followed by Donald Judd.

Where is the surname Judd most common?

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

How do you pronounce Judd?

Judd is /d͡ʒʌd/, one syllable.

Is the surname Judd getting more or less common?

More common. 17,532 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,110 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Judd also a first name?

Yes. Judd is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Judd

An English patronymic surname, carried by 18,110 people in the United States.

Pronounced /d͡ʒʌd/ 1 syllable Soundex J300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Judd is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Judd is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 18,110 people named Judd in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,048 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,532.

#1,991

rank among US surnames

18,110

people in 2010

6.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,879)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,982	Youngblood	18,197	16,967
#1,983	Capps	18,194	16,970
#1,984	Cates	18,190	16,973
#1,985	Covarrubias	18,189	16,974
#1,986	Addison	18,169	16,993
#1,987	Ha	18,156	17,005
#1,989	Cao	18,138	17,022

Who is named Judd

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

89% of people named Judd identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Judds

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ashley Judd
American actress, born 1968
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, born 1985
James Judd
British conductor, born 1949
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, born 1946

Notable Judds come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom (4).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Judd

Judd has the Soundex code J300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J300.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Judd come from?: From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan.
How common is the surname Judd?: 18,110 people in the United States had the surname Judd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,048 Americans. It ranked 1,991st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Judd?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Judd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Judd?: Ashley Judd, American actress, followed by Donald Judd.
Where is the surname Judd most common?: Wikidata records people named Judd in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Judd?: Judd is /d͡ʒʌd/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Judd?: Judd is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Judd getting more or less common?: More common. 17,532 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,110 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Judd also a first name?: Yes. Judd is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.