Mudd
/mʌd/noun
Mudd is an established English surname, historically associated with mud or muddy ground.
Did you know?Medieval surnames often began as blunt physical descriptions, so Mudd could identify someone who lived near marshy ground or was habitually muddy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*mud-
“A reconstructed Germanic root associated with wet, soft earth; the exact origin is uncertain.”
Middle Low German
Middle Low German
mudde
“Mud or soft, wet earth.”
Middle English
Middle English
mudde
“Mud; a muddy or marshy substance.”
13th–14th Century
English
Mud
“A nickname or place-based surname for someone associated with muddy ground.”
Modern English
English
Mudd
“An established surname, also famously borne by Dr. Samuel Mudd.”