Dudgeon
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See also: dudgeon
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Dudgeon (plural Dudgeons)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dudgeon is the 16917th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1683 individuals. Dudgeon is most common among White (93.64%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dudgeon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 494.