Theodoric Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Theodoric Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) People or Mighty Ruler [Old Teutonic Theod(o)ric, Thiodric, Thiudrik, etc.: v. under Theed, and + Old Teutonic rik-, as in Old English ríca = Gothic reik-s, ruler] A Theodric was a sixth-cent. king of Northumbria.

Theódríc weóld Froncum (Theodric ruled the Franks).

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Theodoric Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Theodoric (290) may also be a first name.

Theodoric Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) People or Mighty Ruler [Old Teutonic Theod(o)ric, Thiodric, Thiudrik, etc.: v. under Theed, and + Old Teutonic rik-, as in Old English ríca = Gothic reik-s, ruler] A Theodric was a sixth-cent. king of Northumbria.

Theódríc weóld Froncum (Theodric ruled the Franks).—Widsið (The Traveller), 1. 49.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This 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.

- danphilipptodd

Theodoric Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Theodoric Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Theodoric occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Theodoric click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theodoric? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Theodoric reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Theodoric is also the 518,802nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 290 people.

Theodoric is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 3,574,303. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Lampung, where 51 percent reside, Jakarta, where 22 percent reside and North Sumatra, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theoderic891/
Teodorich891/
Theodorids843/
Theodhoris842/
Teodoris8221/
Theodoridds801/
Teodoreci7830/
Theodorys789/
Teodoresc782/
Teodoresch741/
Theodharis741/
Tiodoris71144/
Teodores71118/
Teodoruk71113/
Teodorek7136/
Teodorez715/
Thiodores6721/
Teodoresqu631/
Tiodores5924/
Tiadoris591/

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