Judge is an occupational surname of British origin.[1] The first recorded instance of the surname is in 1309 in the Middle, English Occupation Register, Worcester, England.[2]
Notable people with the surname include:
In arts and entertainment
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- Arline Judge (1912–1974), American actress
- Christopher Judge (born 1964), American actor
- David Judge (actor) (born 1983), British actor
- Frank Judge (1946–2021), American poet, publisher, translator, journalist, film critic, teacher, and arts administrator
- Gurbani Judge (born 1987), Indian Actress and Model better known as VJ Bani
- Jack Judge (1872–1938), British songwriter
- Jonathan Judge, American television director and producer
- Malcolm Judge (1918–1989), British cartoonist
- Mark Judge (writer) (born 1964), American author and journalist
- Maureen Judge (born 1955), Canadian filmmaker
- Mike Judge (born 1962), American actor, animator, writer, producer, director and musician
- Simran Judge, Indian-American actor
In government and politics
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- Aaron Judge (born 1992), American baseball player
- Alan Judge (English footballer) (born 1960)
- Alan Judge (Irish footballer) (born 1988)
- Betty Judge (1921–2015), Australian athlete
- David Judge (field hockey) (1936–2015), Irish field hockey player and coach, represented Great Britain at the 1964 Olympics
- Joe Judge (baseball) (1894–1963), American baseball player
- Joe Judge (American football) (born 1981), American football coach
- Joe Judge (footballer) (born 1947), Scottish footballer
- Ken Judge (1958–2016), Australian football player and coach
- Matthew Judge (born 1985), English footballer
- Michael Judge (born 1975), Irish snooker player
- Peter Judge (cricketer) (1916–1992), British cricketer
- Samantha Judge (born 1978), British hockey player
- Tim Judge (born 1964), American former professional bicycle motocross racer