Pudney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cheshire 7
Devon 2
Essex 273
Hampshire 11
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 8
London 54
Middlesex 5
Northamptonshire 1
Suffolk 1
Somerset 1
Surrey 7
Sussex 3
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 2
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Gloucestershire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Yorkshire 0

Pudney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pudney family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 30
Ag Labourer 18
Female Servant 17
Farmer 6
Shoe Maker 4
Independent 4
Waggoner 4
Ag Lab 3
Labourer 3
Bricklayer 3
Engineer 3
Agri Labour 2
Apprentice 2
Blacksmith 2
Carpenter 2
Gardener 2
House Keeper 2
Male Servant 2
Servant 2
Silk Factory 2
Silk Weaver 2
Tailor 2
Plumber 2
Stationer 2
Looker 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Pudney

Name Census Frequency
Mary Pudney 267
William Pudney 235
George Pudney 227
John Pudney 212
James Pudney 176
Elizabeth Pudney 165
Sarah Pudney 148
Henry Pudney 112
Charles Pudney 108
Thomas Pudney 95
Emma Pudney 93
Alice Pudney 86
Eliza Pudney 85
Alfred Pudney 74
Joseph Pudney 68
Frederick Pudney 65
Arthur Pudney 64
Walter Pudney 64
Emily Pudney 61
Samuel Pudney 61
Ann Pudney 56
Hannah Pudney 54
Jane Pudney 52
Harry Pudney 47
Martha Pudney 47

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