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Suda Name Meaning

Japanese: written 須田 ‘essential’ and ‘rice paddy’. It is found mostly in northeastern and west-central Japan and in Okinawa. For the majority of bearers it is a habitational name from a village in Shinano (now Nagano prefecture); these bearers descend from the Minamoto clan through the Inoue family. Czech: from a short form of an Old Czech personal name such as Sudislav or Sudimir. Czech and Slovak (Šuda): unexplained. Compare Shuda . Polish: unexplained. Compare Sudo .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Sada, Tsuda, Soda, Ueda, Fuda, Suba, Sudak, Ruda, Seda, Buda

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Where is the Suda family from?

You can see how Suda families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Suda family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Suda families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 6 Suda families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 55% of all the recorded Suda's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Suda families in 1911.
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What did your Suda ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Wrapper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Suda. 22% of Suda men worked as a Laborer and 13% of Suda women worked as a Wrapper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Suda were Miner and Maid. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    22%
  • Farmer
    15%
  • New Worker
    9%
  • Miner
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Wrapper
    13%
  • Clerk
    13%
  • Waitress
    13%
  • Maid
    10%
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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Suda. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Suda. For the veterans among your Suda ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Suda lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Suda life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Suda in 1952 was 46, and 71 in 2004.

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