How common is the surname Jude?

2,662 people in the United States had the surname Jude in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,983 Americans. It ranked 11,767th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Jude getting more or less common?

More common. 2,484 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,662 in 2010, up 7.2%.

Is Jude also a first name?

Yes. Jude 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 Jude

A surname, carried by 2,662 people in the United States.

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). Jude is more common than 92.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,662 people named Jude in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,983 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,484.

#11,767

rank among US surnames

2,662

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,595)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,759	Frahm	2,664	115,895
#11,764	Boehmer	2,663	115,939
#11,767	Pesina	2,662	115,983

Who is named Jude

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

77% of people named Jude identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jude

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

Questions

How common is the surname Jude?: 2,662 people in the United States had the surname Jude in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,983 Americans. It ranked 11,767th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jude?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Jude identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Jude getting more or less common?: More common. 2,484 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,662 in 2010, up 7.2%.
Is Jude also a first name?: Yes. Jude 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.