Todman Surname

183,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Todman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Toddenham,' a parish in Gloucestershire, near Moreton-in-the-Marsh. The modifications are quite regular, first Toddenham, then Todnam, finally Todman. This is one of a fairly large class; compare Tottman for Tottenham, Swetman for Swetenham, Deadman for Debenham.

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Todman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7701:470,72640,023
England4921:113,24811,628
United States Virgin Islands2871:38535
British Virgin Islands1911:16530
Australia1631:165,61817,113
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Canada711:518,95243,932
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Scotland461:116,3877,543
France261:2,554,720189,486
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Aruba141:7,3911,045
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3271:74,5428,168
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Todman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Toddenham,' a parish in Gloucestershire, near Moreton-in-the-Marsh. The modifications are quite regular, first Toddenham, then Todnam, finally Todman. This is one of a fairly large class; compare Tottman for Tottenham, Swetman for Swetenham, Deadman for Debenham. All local surnames ending in -enham seem by some natural law to become modified into -man.

Muriel de Todenham, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Tod(d)enham (Glouc.), the Domesday Teodeham, Anglo-Saxon *Teodanhám = Teoda's Home or Estate [Teodan-, genit. of Teoda (from Old English Þeód, nation, people) + hám, home, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Todman: the man employed to destroy foxes (tods), as keeping down the game. Todhunter and Tadman, for Todman, are still surnames among us.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Todman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Todman is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Todman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Todman is the 183,079th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,141,184 people. Todman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Todman reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Todman is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 470,726. In The United States Todman is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 28 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and The United States Virgin Islands, where 12 percent reside.

Todman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Todman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Todman surname expanded 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 767 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Todman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Todman surname are 12.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Todman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 208.27% more than the national average, earning R 732,576 per year; in United States they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning $40,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $48,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Todmann9289/
Toedman9245/
Toddman926/
Tadman831,158/
Tedman83444/
Tudman83365/
Todmam831/
Todmon830/
Tudmand7718/
Thadman771/
Todmoon771/
Tadmann771/
Teedman771/
Teedmann710/
Tedmon6785/
Tudmon6737/
Tadmon677/

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