Daily AncestorJudy
Judy is an old nickname for Judith, found in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Judy is a pet form of Judith. Judy appears as a pet form of Judith on the Connecticut State Library's list of 18th and 19th century nicknames.
The same woman can be Judith in one record and Judy in the next, for example a birth under one name and a marriage under the other. Match age, place and relatives before you join the two.
As seen in a record1850 census; her 1836 marriage record calls her Judith
Judy Upchurch, 33, F, Vt.
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Daily Ancestor. "Judy." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/judy. Last checked 2026-10-15.