1) Common contraction 
YOUD (pronounced to rhyme with either `loud` or `food`) is an English surname mostly found in Cheshire and Flintshire. Variants of the surname are Youde, Eaude and Yould, however Youds is not part of this group. The earliest record dates from 1427 and in 1562 the name appears in Little Budworth in Cheshire. ==Origin of the name== Currently lit...