How common is the surname Judson?

4,422 people in the United States had the surname Judson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,820 Americans. It ranked 7,524th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Judson?

Adoniram Judson, American missionary (1788-1850), followed by Clara Ingram Judson.

Where is the surname Judson most common?

Wikidata records people named Judson in the United States.

How do you pronounce Judson?

Judson is /ˈd͡ʒʌdsən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Judson getting more or less common?

More common. 4,253 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,422 in 2010, up 4.0%.

Is Judson also a first name?

Yes. Judson 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 Judson

An English patronymic surname, carried by 4,422 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒʌdsən/ 2 syllables Soundex J325 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). Judson is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Judson 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 4,422 people named Judson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,820 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,253.

#7,524

rank among US surnames

4,422

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #7,234)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,517	Eldredge	4,426	69,757
#7,519	Tarrant	4,425	69,773
#7,520	Pell	4,424	69,789
#7,524	Judson	4,422	69,820
#7,525	Huck	4,421	69,836

Who is named Judson

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

83% of people named Judson identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Judsons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adoniram Judson
American missionary (1788-1850)
Clara Ingram Judson
American children's writer, biographies (1879-1960)
Tom Judson
American composer and pornographic actor, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Judson

Judkins

Judson has the Soundex code J325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J325.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Judson come from?: From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan + son.
How common is the surname Judson?: 4,422 people in the United States had the surname Judson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,820 Americans. It ranked 7,524th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Judson?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Judson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Judson?: Adoniram Judson, American missionary (1788-1850), followed by Clara Ingram Judson.
Where is the surname Judson most common?: Wikidata records people named Judson in the United States.
How do you pronounce Judson?: Judson is /ˈd͡ʒʌdsən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Judson?: Judson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Judson getting more or less common?: More common. 4,253 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,422 in 2010, up 4.0%.
Is Judson also a first name?: Yes. Judson 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.