Dudgeon

See also: dudgeon

English

Etymology

English and Scottish surname, perhaps related to the noun dudgeon (sense 1) (“kind of wood used in a hilt”). Or, from a diminutive of Dodge.

Proper noun

Dudgeon (plural Dudgeons)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dudgeon is the 16917^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1683 individuals. Dudgeon is most common among White (93.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dudgeon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 494.