Judson (name)

Judson is both a surname and a masculine given name. It is a patronymic derived from the first name "Judd" or "Jutt", a hypocorism for "Jordan".

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Adoniram Judson (1788–1850), the first American missionary abroad
• Alice Judson (1876–1948), American painter
• Andrew T. Judson (1784–1853), Connecticut politician
• Ann Hasseltine Judson (1789–1826), America's first female Baptist foreign missionary
• Arthur Judson (1881–1975), American orchestra manager, artists' manager
• Edward Judson (theologian) (1844–1914), American Baptist clergyman
• Edward Zane Carroll Judson, Sr. aka Ned Buntline (1821–1886), American publisher, journalist, writer and publicist
• Harry Pratt Judson (1849–1927)
• Horace Freeland Judson (1931–2011), historian of molecular biology
• Howie Judson (1925–2020), American baseball player
• Joseph Judson (1619–1690), Connecticut settler, local official and militia officer
• Margaret Judson (born 1987), American actress
• Margaret Atwood Judson (1899–1991), American historian
• Olivia Judson (born 1970), evolutionary biologist and science writer
• Pieter Judson (born 1956), American historian
• Pothuraju Judson, Indian entomologist
• Thomas Judson (1857–1908), Wales international rugby player
• Whitcomb L. Judson (1846–1909), invented the zip fastener

Given name

• Judson Birza (born 1989), television personality and contestant on Survivor: Nicaragua
• Judson Canfield (1759–1840), American politician and judge
• Judson Leroy Day (1877-1944), American dentist and politician
• Judson Augusto do Bonfim Santos, also known as Judson (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian-Equatoguinean footballer
• Judson Flint (1957–2018), American football player
• Judson Hall (1855–1938), American politician
• Judson G. Hart, American politician
• Judson Hill (born 1959), American politician
• Judson Laipply (born 1976), motivational speaker and comedian best known through YouTube
• Judson LaMoure, (1839–1918), American politician
• Judson Pratt (1916–2002), American film, television and theatre actor
• Judson Prentice (1810–1886), American politician
• Judson Silva Tavares, also known as Judson (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer