How common is the surname Rudge?

535 people in the United States had the surname Rudge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 577,094 Americans. It ranked 40,800th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Rudge getting more or less common?

Less common. 609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 535 in 2010, down 12%.

Is Rudge also a first name?

Yes. Rudge 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 Rudge

A French patronymic surname, carried by 535 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rudge is more common than 74.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

From dialectal Middle English rugge (“ridge”), or from the place name Rudge in Shropshire. Also from the given name Roger, and a nickname from Old French rouge (“red”).

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

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 535 people named Rudge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 577,094 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 609.

#40,800

rank among US surnames

535

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-12.2%

change since 2000 (was #35,053)

Who is named Rudge

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

96% of people named Rudge identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Rudge

Ridge

Rudge has the Soundex code R320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R320.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rudge come from?: From dialectal Middle English rugge (“ridge”), or from the place name Rudge in Shropshire. Also from the given name Roger, and a nickname from Old French rouge (“red”).
How common is the surname Rudge?: 535 people in the United States had the surname Rudge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 577,094 Americans. It ranked 40,800th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rudge?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Rudge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Rudge?: Rudge is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Rudge getting more or less common?: Less common. 609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 535 in 2010, down 12%.
Is Rudge also a first name?: Yes. Rudge 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.