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Dudley


Gender: Masculine
Language
: English
Etymology:
Dudley comes from an English surname meaning “Dudda’s Field.”

History:
Dudley, an English place name, gave rise to Dudley, a surname. The aristocratic Dudley family came to prominence and disaster under the Tudors.

The surname Dudley was first used as a first name in the 17th century (a Sir Dudley North was born in 1641 and a Sir Dudley Ryder in 1691)

The name spread to the lowers classes in the 19th century.

Pronunciation: dud-lee.

Diminutives:
English: Dud, Duddy.


Famous Bearers:
Miscellaneous:
Sir Dudley North (1641-1691)
English merchant.

Scientists and Inventors:
Dudley Robert Herschbach (1932-)
American chemist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Dudley Moore (1939-)
British comedian.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.009 % named Dudley

Popularity of Dudley
:
Popularity (for newborns)
:
In the United States...
1850: 339th most popular.
1875: 355th most popular.
1900-1910: 409th most popular.
1910-1920: 449th most popular.
1920-1930: 490th most popular.
1930-1940: 488th most popular.
1940-1950: 503rd most popular.
1950-1960: 598th most popular.
1960-1970: 812th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A




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