Tudor Forename

17,537th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 53,259 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Tudor Forename Definition:

A mere transcription of the correct Welsh form of Theodore (q. v. for etymology). ‘The ancient Britons must have known and used this name (Theodorus); for among their host of obscure saints of princely birth appears Tewdwr; and the Welsh made so much use of this form that when the handsome Owen ap Tewdwr won the heart of the widow of Harry of Monmouth, Tudor was an acknowledged surname, and in two generations more it became a royal one,’ Yonge.

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Tudor Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania
100%
27,5091:729119
Moldova
100%
20,7941:17146
Sri Lanka-8581:24,2413,095
Wales
100%
6761:4,577568
United States
93%
 
6141:590,45114,711
England
100%
5221:106,5193,970
Spain
100%
4021:115,7463,121
Canada
100%
3421:96,8814,990
Nigeria
97%
 
1151:1,544,03833,564
Portugal-1111:93,7922,607
Germany
100%
1101:878,8907,293
Netherlands
100%
1051:160,9726,709
Russia
96%
 
1051:1,373,65410,567
Italy
77%
 
991:616,7896,197
Egypt-871:1,056,33318,582
France
100%
801:830,8797,084
Belgium
100%
791:145,4444,184
Zimbabwe
88%
 
761:202,94512,160
Greece
100%
481:227,8034,386
DR Congo
86%
 
481:1,538,07540,404
South Africa
90%
 
441:1,239,37843,908
Ireland
100%
361:128,9872,887
Switzerland
100%
361:228,1535,031
Sweden
100%
331:298,7249,079
Croatia
100%
311:136,0352,865
Denmark-281:201,7684,445
Transnistria
100%
271:17,616451
Austria
100%
221:387,0094,082
Thailand
100%
211:3,336,46774,526
Australia-201:682,8819,609
Qatar
100%
181:131,64515,202
Ukraine
100%
171:2,676,4656,045
Scotland
100%
141:382,1695,277
Philippines
100%
131:8,154,575122,416
United Arab Emirates-111:650,18120,553
Brazil
100%
111:19,476,014191,600
India
100%
91:134,986,4411,652,066
Finland
78%
 
81:685,3987,121
Bulgaria-71:998,62710,919
China-71:195,150,82673,144
Singapore-51:1,257,41116,611
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Norway
100%
41:1,283,08216,224
Cameroon-31:7,203,50173,722
Israel
100%
31:2,800,97324,529
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Mexico
100%
31:41,381,47674,307
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Luxembourg
100%
21:282,0243,520
Czechia
91%
 
21:5,328,0818,108
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Slovenia
100%
11:2,458,7586,723

The alternate forms: Túdor (1) are calculated separately.

Tudor (78,551) may also be a surname.

Tudor Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A mere transcription of the correct Welsh form of Theodore (q. v. for etymology). ‘The ancient Britons must have known and used this name (Theodorus); for among their host of obscure saints of princely birth appears Tewdwr; and the Welsh made so much use of this form that when the handsome Owen ap Tewdwr won the heart of the widow of Harry of Monmouth, Tudor was an acknowledged surname, and in two generations more it became a royal one,’ Yonge. Mostly a Welsh ‘Christian’.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

The Anglicised form of the Welsh Tewdwr, a name derived from Theodore.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A Celtic name, meaning: Divine gift.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Tudor Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Túdor931/
Tuedor9137/
Teudor918/
Toudor913/
Thudor912/
Tuddor912/
Tudort911/
Tuidor911/
Tudore911/
Ttudor911/
Taudor911/
Theudor836/
Thudort831/
Thoudor831/
Tuedoor831/
Todor8072,782/
Tudur80201/
Tidor80150/
Tódor8018/
Tudar807/
Theudore7711/
Toudgour771/
Toudoure771/
Theudhor771/
Tiedor73159/
Tidoor7331/
Tudhar7312/
Thidor7310/
Thudur737/
Tuudur736/
Taudar736/
Toudar735/
Todhor735/
Tudhur733/
Toddor732/
Teudar732/
Toedor731/
Tuydur731/
Tuidur731/
Tuidar731/
Tudatr731/
Toodor731/
Toudur731/
Thudar731/
Tusdar731/
Thodhor6779/
Tahudur6711/
Thoodor675/
Theudar672/
Tuidhar672/
Tyeuder671/
Thëodor671/
Tiedoor671/
Toudart671/
Toudare671/
Thoudur671/
Thoudar671/
Taudhur671/
Thidour671/
Thaudar671/
Twdr671/
Tiudura671/

Tudor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tudor in the Russian language
Тудорtudor-

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