Meaning of the nameJudson

Judson is a male name of English origin, formed from a shortened form of Jordan and the element son, 'son'.

Meaning

“formed from a shortened Middle English form of Jordan plus son, 'son'”

People (2022): 4,131
Rank in Brazil: #3,132
Median age: 30 years
2010 Census: 4,059; people

Judson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Judson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,077 people).

28 women 4,103 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Judson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Judson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rio Grande do Norte 0.032%
Amazonas 0.007%
Espírito Santo 0.004%
Bahia 0.003%
Maranhão 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Norte	1,050	0.032%
Bahia	450	0.003%
Minas Gerais	378	0.002%
São Paulo	287	0.001%
Amazonas	279	0.007%
Rio de Janeiro	223	0.001%
Pará	204	0.003%
Maranhão	174	0.003%
Espírito Santo	151	0.004%
Goiás	125	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	90	0.003%
Distrito Federal	89	0.003%
Mato Grosso	78	0.002%
Paraná	55	0.001%
Pernambuco	54	0.001%
Ceará	53	0.001%
Rondônia	51	0.003%
Paraíba	50	0.001%
Alagoas	47	0.002%
Piauí	45	0.001%
Tocantins	42	0.003%
Santa Catarina	36	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	27	0.000%
Acre	27	0.003%
Sergipe	26	0.001%
Amapá	20	0.003%
Roraima	20	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Judson

According to Wiktionary, Judson comes from a shortened Middle English form of Jordan plus son, and went from a patronymic surname to a male given name. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as an English patronymic formative, 'son of', found in many Brazilian names. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,131 people named Judson, with a median age of 30, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.

Sources

Wiktionary: Judson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Judson

What does the name Judson mean?

Judson means “formed from a shortened Middle English form of Jordan plus son, 'son'”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Judson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,131 people with the first name Judson, which ranks it number 3,132 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Judson a boy's or a girl's name?

Judson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 28 women and 4,103 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Judson?

Judson is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Judson most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.032% of the state's population is named Judson (1,050 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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