Meaning and background
The story behind Judson
Judson is an English patronymic surname formed from the Middle English personal name Judd and the -son ending. That is a documented relationship-name structure rather than a general claim that every modern bearer is literally a son of someone called Judd. For a dog, Judson can make a family-name tribute explicit. The full spelling preserves that surname form even if a household later uses Judd as an informal call.
- Origin
- English patronymic surname formed from the Middle English personal name Judd and -son. Source
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About Judson
Recorded as a dog’s name
Judson appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dʒʌdsən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/dʒʌdsən/ · primary stress on syllable 1JH AH1 D S AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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