title: Judson (name)
text: # 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 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 (footballer, born 1992) (born 1992), Brazilian-Equatoguinean footballer
  * Judson (footballer, born 1993) (born 1993), Brazilian footballer
  