Theodore Surname
Approximately 42,593 people bear this surname
Theodore Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Lat-.Greek) Divine Gift [Latin Theodorus, Greek Θεόδωρος-Θεός, God + a derivative of δωρείν, to give]
Read More About This SurnameTheodore Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 17,042 | 1:798 | 123 |
| Haiti | 9,650 | 1:1,107 | 169 |
| United States | 5,836 | 1:62,107 | 7,273 |
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| France | 916 | 1:72,514 | 10,143 |
| Australia | 857 | 1:31,500 | 4,192 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Indonesia | 626 | 1:211,261 | 19,861 |
| Nigeria | 538 | 1:329,262 | 18,011 |
| Mauritius | 465 | 1:2,782 | 478 |
| Canada | 406 | 1:90,753 | 9,966 |
| England | 403 | 1:138,258 | 13,495 |
| Saint Lucia | 335 | 1:534 | 95 |
| South Africa | 319 | 1:169,836 | 18,888 |
| Cameroon | 304 | 1:68,319 | 8,602 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 294 | 1:4,639 | 756 |
| India | 194 | 1:3,953,945 | 107,840 |
| Jordan | 132 | 1:66,988 | 5,840 |
| Papua New Guinea | 124 | 1:65,756 | 8,577 |
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| Ivory Coast | 117 | 1:197,190 | 8,500 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Brazil | 64 | 1:3,344,911 | 95,290 |
| Israel | 62 | 1:138,026 | 14,788 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| Grenada | 49 | 1:2,215 | 370 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 47 | 1:2,110 | 344 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 28 | 1:3,942 | 639 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Nicaragua | 21 | 1:286,719 | 2,940 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Lebanon | 17 | 1:331,593 | 10,584 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 17 | 1:2,019 | 214 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Greece | 13 | 1:852,292 | 84,400 |
| Jamaica | 13 | 1:220,765 | 6,223 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Honduras | 11 | 1:801,495 | 4,197 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Palestine | 8 | 1:568,606 | 13,348 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Dominica | 6 | 1:12,648 | 426 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 62 | 1:393,151 | 23,809 |
| Wales | 62 | 1:25,297 | 1,450 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:265,707 | 21,729 |
Theodore (269,224) may also be a first name.
Theodore Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Lat-.Greek) Divine Gift [Latin Theodorus, Greek Θεόδωρος-Θεός, God + a derivative of δωρείν, to give]
(English) Descendant of Theodoric (people, rule); rarely of Theodore (gift of God).
The well-known personal name.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'son of Theodore', which itself comes from the Greek theos and doron for 'God' and 'gift', i.e. 'gift of God' or 'given by God', or 'God has given'. Various varieties exist but this surname tends to be prevalent in the Southern Balkans, in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece, suggesting by the language and location that it is of ancient origins of someone who had been initially a Greek speaker.
- danphilipptoddThis surname means 'gift of God'; from the Greek theos and doron, meaning 'God' and 'gift'. This Slavic patrimonial refers to a descendant of Theodor. In the Greek the variant is Theodoropoulos, in the English the surname is Tudor, the French Theodoric, in the Croatian it is the same or Todoric, the Romanian Todorici, Theodorov is most common in the Bulgarian. Many other variants exist.
- danphilipptoddTheodore Demographics
Average Male Theodore Height
175.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Theodore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Theodore Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Theodore (Hindi: थियोडोर, Marathi: िथओडोर, Oriya: େଥଓଦର) is most common in Chad. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Theodore? popularity and diffusion
The surname Theodore is the 13,157th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 171,097 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Theodore reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,893rd most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 269,224 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is carried by 17,042 people, or 1 in 798. Aside from Chad Theodore is found in 106 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Theodore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Theodore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Theodore surname grew 3,088 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Theodore Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Theodore surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (83%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Theodore last name are 3.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.98% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Theodore earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.55% less than the national average, earning R 172,176 per year; in United States they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $45,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.25% less than the national average, earning $48,069 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Theodore Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore in the Oriya language | ||
| େଥଓଦର | etha'odara | 87.5 |
| େଦଓଧର | eda'odhara | 12.5 |
| Theodore in the Hindi language | ||
| थियोडोर | thiyodora | 50 |
| थयोडोर | thayodora | 50 |
| Theodore in the Marathi language | ||
| िथओडोर | itha'odora | 23.81 |
| थेओडोरे | the'odore | 14.29 |
| थेडर | thedara | 9.52 |
| थेओदोर | the'odora | 9.52 |
| थेओदोरे | the'odore | 7.14 |
| िथयोदोरे | ithayodore | 7.14 |
| िथयोडोर | ithayodora | 7.14 |
| थीओडोर | thi'odora | 4.76 |
| तेदोर | tedora | 2.38 |
| ितथोदोर | itathodora | 2.38 |
| तेओदोरेु | te'odoreu | 2.38 |
| थेवोदोरे | thevodore | 2.38 |
| थेडोरे | thedore | 2.38 |
| िथओडोरे | itha'odore | 2.38 |
| थेडोर | thedora | 2.38 |
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