# Ude (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ude/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 550 |
| US rank (2010) | 39,887 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 561,356 people |
| Change since 2000 | +25% (439 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Ude, a patronymic surname from a medieval personal name. * Borrowed from Igbo Udé; this surname is predominantly found in Enugu State.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ude in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 49% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Similar surnames

Utt, Uyeda.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.