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Surname Etymology and Meaning of CUDE

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

Probably a respelling of German Kude, a nickname from Sorbian khudy ‘miserable’, ‘poor’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)