Last Name JUDDE

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Meaning	The son of Jordan, from nickname Jud, but possibly an early form of Jude. The former is much more probable as Jordan was one of the favourite names of the surname era. Jurdi occures as a single name, also Jurdy, which are obviously nicknames of Jordan.

Origin	English, Irish

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