Todd Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Todd Name Meaning: From northern Middle English 'tod(de)' meaning fox & given to a cunning or sly person, or maybe just because they had red hair.

First found in Berwickshire

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Todd Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Todd family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,209
Coal Miner 182
Agricultural Labourer 167
Dress Maker 112
Domestic Servant 97
General Labourer 92
Labourer 74
Cotton Weaver 71
General Servant 70
Annuitant 69
Farm Labourer 63
Joiner 59
House Keeper 46
General Servant Domestic 45
Laundress 43
Butcher 42
Tailor 41
No Occupation 37
Farm Servant Indoor 37
Farmers Son 35
Charwoman 32
Carpenter 30
Grocer 29
Servant 29
Farmers Wife 26

Todd Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Todd 100% 85,274
2 Tidd 75% 2,754
3 Tod 75% 1,838
4 Tudd 75% 1,641
5 Tadd 75% 1,288
6 Tedd 75% 895
7 Tood 75% 624

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The surname Todd is the most popular version of all its varients

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