Pudsey Family History

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’.