Puddy
surname · English · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Puddy is a surname, most frequently recorded in the United States. It appears chiefly in English and Welsh, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: umb., so called from the late OE byname Pruda (from prud Proud) + OE hoh ridge (see Hoe).
- GBUnited Kingdom1 in 153K◐
- USUnited States1 in 1.1M
- AUAustralia1 in 137K
carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin●
umb., so called from the late OE byname Pruda (from prud Proud) + OE hoh ridge (see Hoe). puddy round-bellied (of uncertain immediate origin, but evidently akin to the Gmc element pud- to swell, bulge).
Sources 3
- A dictionary of surnames
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
Where in the world●
| Country | Share of this name | |
|---|---|---|
| US United States | 2,459 | 53% |
| GB United Kingdom | 1,261 | 27% |
| AU Australia | 487 | 10% |
| CA Canada | 138 | 3% |
| IE Ireland | 29 | 1% |
≈4,374 recorded bearers across the countries shown (a sample of the full distribution).
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table. How that works.
Languages●
- English4K85%
- Welsh50911%
- Spanish752%
- Arabic231%
- French211%
Show as table
| Name | Records | Note |
|---|---|---|
| English | 3,969 | 85% |
| Welsh | 509 | 11% |
| Spanish | 75 | 2% |
| Arabic | 23 | 1% |
| French | 21 | 1% |
Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.
Notable people with this name●
- Maude Mary Puddyb. 1883AU(1883-1974) musician
- Bill Puddyb. 1916CACanadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games gold medallist
- Hal Puddyb. 1924USAmerican football player
- Don Puddyb. 1937USNASA flight controller (1937–2004)
- Will Puddyb. 1987GBEnglish footballer (born 1987)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence●
Attested in 7 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 242 | #83,650 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 219 | #80,502 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 212 | #87,663 |
| GB United Kingdom | A Dictionary of Surnames (Hanks & Hodges, 1988) | — | — | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames (Census 2010 + voter-file supplement) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-09-03 data build · 5 rows in the corpus for this spelling.
Frequently asked questions
- How common is the name Puddy?
- Our records include 4,374 bearers of Puddy across 5 countries — a sample of the full distribution.
- In which country does Puddy have the most bearers?
- Puddy is most frequently recorded in the United States.
- What does the name Puddy mean?
- Recorded meaning: umb., so called from the late OE byname Pruda (from prud Proud) + OE hoh ridge (see Hoe).
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Puddy”. Data snapshot 2026-08-31.