What can anyone tell me about the surname Judy? Thank you, Drucilla
Couldn't find the name as given but did find: \ JUBY (English) Variation of "JOB". 1. From the personal name of a biblical character in the Book of Job. ("Where is the [devine] father?" and "Persecuted one.") 2. Nickname from Old French meaning "sorry wretch, fool". 3. Could also be an occupational name for a cooper, from Middle English "jubbe, jobbe" vessel containing four gallons. Could also have been a nickname for a heavy drinker or for a tubby person. 4. A maker or seller or wearer of the long woollen garments know in Middle English and Old French as a "jube or jupe". ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara Drucilla wrote: > What can anyone tell me about the surname Judy? > > Thank you, > Drucilla > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237