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Pudsey Family History

Pudsey Surname Meaning

From Pudsey (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Podechesai(e) in 1086, Pudekesseya in the 12th century, and Pudekeshay in 1219. The place-name probably derives from an Old English personal name *Pudoc (genitive *Pudoces) + Old English ēg ‘island’.

Pudsey stands on the top of a hill, and so in this case ēg may have the sense ‘hill spur, island of good land in moorland’. Alternatively, the final element may be Old English (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’ or hēah ‘high ground, height’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Pudsey families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pudsey family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Pudsey families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 81 Pudsey families living in Yorkshire. This was about 88% of all the recorded Pudsey's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Pudsey families in 1891.
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What did your Pudsey ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farm Worker and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Pudsey. 60% of Pudsey men worked as a Farm Worker and 70% of Pudsey women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pudsey were Farmer and Paid Domestic Duties.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Farm Worker
    60%
  • Farmer
    40%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    70%
  • Housewife
    7%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    5%
  • Paid Domestic Duties
    5%

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Between 1968 and 2002, in the United States, Pudsey life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1980. The average life expectancy for Pudsey in 1968 was 51, and 83 in 2002.

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