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Budge Name Meaning

English (mainly Devon and Cornwall):: nickname from Norman French buge ‘mouth’ (Old French bouche Late Latin bucca) applied either to someone with a large or misshapen mouth or to someone who made excessive use of his mouth i.e. a garrulous indiscreet or gluttonous person. The word is also recorded in Middle English in the sense ‘victuals supplied for retainers on a military campaign’ and the surname may therefore also have arisen as a metonymic occupational name for a medieval quartermaster. variant of Bugg .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Judge, Rudge, Budde, Burger, Buege, Bunge, Mudge, Bagge, Lodge, Buche

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Where is the Budge family from?

You can see how Budge families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Budge family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Budge families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 206 Budge families living in London. This was about 23% of all the recorded Budge's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Budge families in 1891.
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What did your Budge ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Budge. 27% of Budge men worked as a General Labourer and 74% of Budge women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Budge were Gardener and Incapacitated. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    27%
  • Incapacitated
    8%
  • Bricklayer
    8%
  • Gardener
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    74%
  • Housekeeper
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    2%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Budge. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Budge. For the veterans among your Budge ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Budge lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Budge life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Budge in 1955 was 46, and 64 in 2004.

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