Rudden is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rudden
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Lastname Rudden is a variant of Roddam. A township and estate in Northumberland, said to have been granted to an ancestor of the present proprietor by a charter of King Athelstan.

Lastname is variant of the Roddam. Rood or cross home.

Rudden is a form of Rodin. Descendant of little Rod, a pet form of Girard meaning "spear, firm".

Rudden is a variant of the Rohde. Descendant of Hrodo, a pet form of names beginning with Hrod meaning "fame" as Hrodulf, Hrodric and Hrodowald.

The Rudden is the variation of the Rodman. Probably the same as Redman.

The Rudden is variation of Rodon. The Rodons claim to be a branch of the Rowdons of Rowdon in Yorkshire.

How popular is Rudden?

Rudden is common in United States, Ireland, England, Scotland.

Rudden is ranked 222498 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ruddens plummeted by 12.09 per cent to 458 since 2000 and slipped by 6809 spots and ranked at 46487. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.76 96.93
Hispanic or Latino 3.49 2.3
Others 1.53 0
Rudden is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 1831 person has been found who wears Rudden as their family name. Rudden is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Rudden:
35,082 United States903
1,414 Ireland422
21,171 England208
4,384 Scotland105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
54,680 South Africa67
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
73,252 Canada38
4,994 Northern Ireland27
78,599 Australia17
15,850 Wales11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
33,029 New Zealand9

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