How common is the surname Rudd?

14,732 people in the United States had the surname Rudd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,957 Americans. It ranked 2,451st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rudd?

Kevin Rudd, 26th Prime Minister of Australia, followed by Paul Rudd.

Where is the surname Rudd most common?

Wikidata records people named Rudd in the United States, Australia and South Africa.

Is the surname Rudd getting more or less common?

More common. 14,167 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,732 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Rudd

An English nickname surname, carried by 14,732 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɹʌd/ 1 syllable Soundex R300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rudd is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

Originally a nickname from Middle English, meaning "red".

Rudd is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

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 14,732 people named Rudd in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,957 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,167.

#2,451

rank among US surnames

14,732

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #2,343)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,442	Chavis	14,844	20,799
#2,443	Rea	14,819	20,834
#2,444	Griffiths	14,805	20,854
#2,445	Ireland	14,800	20,861
#2,446	Marion	14,777	20,894
#2,447	Lira	14,758	20,921
#2,448	Schuler	14,745	20,939

Who is named Rudd

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

80% of people named Rudd identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rudds

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kevin Rudd
26th Prime Minister of Australia, born 1957
Paul Rudd
American actor (born 1969)
Phil Rudd
Australian drummer, born 1954
Emily Rudd
American actress, born 1993
Bevil Rudd
Athletics competitor (1894–1948)
Roswell Rudd
American jazz trombonist and composer (1935–2017)
Xavier Rudd
Australian singer and songwriter, born 1978
Victor Rudd
American basketball player (born 1991)
Delaney Rudd
American basketball player (born 1962)
Ricky Rudd
American racecar driver, born 1956

Notable Rudds come mostly from the United States (6), Australia (3) and South Africa (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rudd

Rudd has the Soundex code R300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R300.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rudd come from?: Originally a nickname from Middle English, meaning "red".
How common is the surname Rudd?: 14,732 people in the United States had the surname Rudd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,957 Americans. It ranked 2,451st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rudd?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Rudd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rudd?: Kevin Rudd, 26th Prime Minister of Australia, followed by Paul Rudd.
Where is the surname Rudd most common?: Wikidata records people named Rudd in the United States, Australia and South Africa.
How do you pronounce Rudd?: Rudd is /ɹʌd/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Rudd?: Rudd is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Rudd getting more or less common?: More common. 14,167 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,732 in 2010, up 4.0%.