Find out how popular the last name Judeh is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Judeh.

Judeh, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Judeh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Judeh in America

Judeh is the 52851st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Judeh surname appeared 392 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Judeh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Judeh to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Judeh

The surname JUDEH is believed to have originated in the Middle East, with its roots traced back to the ancient Aramaic language. The name is derived from the word "Yehudah," which means "praised" or "celebrated." It is closely associated with the biblical figure Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob and the eponymous ancestor of the Tribe of Judah.

The earliest recorded instances of the name JUDEH can be found in various historical documents and manuscripts from the region. One notable example is its appearance in the Cairo Geniza, a collection of Jewish manuscripts preserved in the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo, Egypt, dating back to the 9th century.

During the Middle Ages, the JUDEH surname gained prominence among Jewish communities in the Levant region, particularly in modern-day Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine. It was often used to identify individuals or families with ties to the ancient Tribe of Judah or those who had settled in the region of Judea.

One of the earliest known bearers of the JUDEH surname was Rabbi Judah ben Samuel, a renowned Talmudic scholar who lived in Aleppo, Syria, in the 12th century. Another notable figure was Rabbi Judah Halevi, a celebrated Spanish Hebrew poet and philosopher, who was born in Toledo, Spain, in 1075 and passed away in Jerusalem in 1141.

The JUDEH surname also found its way to other parts of the Middle East and North Africa, where it was adopted by both Jewish and Arab communities. In the 13th century, the name appeared in various records from the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria, indicating its presence in the region.

During the Ottoman Empire, the JUDEH surname was particularly prevalent among Jewish communities in the Levant and Anatolia regions. One notable figure from this period was Rabbi Judah ben Jacob Judeh, a prominent scholar and rabbi from Safed, Palestine, who lived in the late 16th century.

Another significant figure bearing the JUDEH surname was Judah Touro, a prominent American Jewish philanthropist born in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1775. Touro made substantial contributions to various educational and charitable institutions, and his legacy continues to impact communities across the United States.

The JUDEH surname has also been associated with various place names and geographic locations throughout the Middle East, such as the town of Judeh in northern Israel, which was once home to a thriving Jewish community.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Judeh

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Judeh.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Judeh was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Judeh has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Judeh was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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