Rudd

The surname Rudd, made most famous by Antman actor Paul, derives from the words ruddy or red and may have originally been given to someone with a reddish complexion.

While this name can theoretically be a short form of Rudyard, we like it just as it is. You might see it as an honor name for Daniel Rudd, who started the first newspaper for Black Americans and was an early Civil Rights aactivist.

Pronounced RUD.

As of October 2026, Rudd ranked #4308 in US births in 1955 SSA.