Gudgeon Family History
Gudgeon Name Meaning
English: nickname from the Middle English fish name gojon gogen Old French gougon (from Latin gobio genitive gobionis) ‘gudgeon’. The gudgeon is a species of small freshwater fish which has a large head and is easily caught. The vocabulary word gudgeon is recorded with the sense ‘gullible person’ from 158
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022