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
Living On Own Means 196
Farmer 123
General Labourer 115
Dress Maker 98
General Servant Domestic 87
Cotton Weaver 76
Scholar 70
Coal Miner Hewer 66
Cook Domestic 61
Agricultural Labourer 56
Domestic Servant 54
Tailor 34
House Maid Domestic 33
Bricklayer 33
Butcher 32
Laundress Wash 32
Coal Miner C Hewer 31
School 30
Farmers Son 30
At School 29
Housemaid Domestic 29
Dressmaker 29
Farm Labourer 28
Joiner Carpenter 28
Blacksmith 27

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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