The Judge Surname
Judge Name Meaning and History
- English: occupational name for an officer of justice or a nickname for a solemn and authoritative person thought to behave like a judge, from Middle English, Old French juge (Latin iudex, from ius ‘law’ + dicere to say), which replaced the Old English term dema. Compare Dempster.
- Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an Bhreitheamhain, later Mac an Bhreithimh ‘son of the judge (breitheamhnach)’. Compare Brain.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family
Search for Judge records
More resources for your Judge family history
Judge message board
Threads: 308 - Messages: 942
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Judge |
 attfil
| 3 |
| Judge family |
arwen2002
| 15 |
| Fanny Judge/Worsley |
Lindaj2009
| 1 |
| the judge family |
marcus pyper
| 0 |
| Daniel Judge |
Barber2002
| 3 |
| Thomas JUDGE | Sandy | 10 |
| John Peter Judge b. 1883 |
Margaretschwartz927
| 0 |
| Judge is the english language translation on the Irish name "Breheny". | Paul B. Judge | 21 |
| Bridgete Judge Bloomfield |
CnCBloomfield4142
| 0 |
| Judge family |
MaryCasey60
| 10 |
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The Judge name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the Judge family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the Judge last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.com for all of your Judge ancestors.
- Create and publish your own family history book using Ancestry Press.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.com homepage.