as a Last Name
- 4,405
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Rude
Meaning & Origins
German: 1. from a pet form of a personal name formed with Old High German hrōd ‘fame’, for example Rudolf or Rüdiger (see Rudiger). 2. from Middle High German rude, rü(e)de ‘hound’, probably applied as a nickname or as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of hunting dogs.
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,405
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Rude per capita
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