Family name origins & meanings
- French : from the personal name Heude, Houde, derived from the Germanic name Hildo (see Hildebrand).
- French (Houdé) : from the personal name Oudet, a Frenchified form of the Germanic name Odo, derived from the element aud ‘wealth’.
- Bearers of the name from the Perche region of France are documented in 1665 in Quebec City. Recorded secondary surnames include <xref>Bellefeuille</xref>, <xref>Desrochers</xref>, and Desruisseaux.