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 1,040
Agricultural Labourer 264
House Servant 151
Coal Miner 103
At Home 98
Labourer 92
Dress Maker 86
Farm Labourer 65
Annuitant 57
Servant 47
General Servant 39
Tailor 39
Pauper 37
Shoe Maker 37
House Keeper 37
Laundress 34
Farm Servant 34
Butcher 30
Carpenter 29
Farmers Son 29
Gardener 28
Scholar At Home 27
Farmer 26
Blacksmith 25
Grocer 25

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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