Judd

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

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʌd/
• Rhymes: -ʌd

Judd (plural Judds)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name from Hebrew, today often transferred back from the surname.
   • 1996, Joyce Carol Oates, We Were the Mulvaneys, Harper Perennial, published 2007, →ISBN, page 4:

     "Judd" was a name associated with a certain measure of sternness, sobriety, though in fact we Mulvaney children were rarely scolded and even more rarely punished: "Judson Andrew" which is my baptismal name was a name of such dignity and aspiration I never came to feel it could be mine, only something borrowed like a Hallowe'en mask.

3. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Webster County, Iowa, United States.

• Judson

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Judd is the 1,991^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18,110 individuals. Judd is most common among White (88.56%) individuals.

From Middle High German jude, from Old High German judo, from Latin iūdaeus.

• IPA^(key): /jut/

Judd m (plural Judden)

1. Jew