Tordoff Surname

251,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Tordoff Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thjodulf' (v. Yonge). This name has ramified somewhat strongly in Yorkshire.

Simon Thudolf, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Thedolf, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

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Tordoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0461:53,2686,511
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Canada881:418,70036,754
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malta11:430,2723,380
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7061:34,5264,525
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Tordoff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thjodulf' (v. Yonge). This name has ramified somewhat strongly in Yorkshire.

Simon Thudolf, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Thedolf, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) a corrupt Yorkshire descendant of the Old Norse Thioðulf-r (Anglo-Saxon Theodwulf) = National Wolf [Old Norse Þióð, nation, people + úlf-r, wolf] The mod. Norwegian form of this name is Tiodolv

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tordoff Last Name Facts

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

Tordoff is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tordoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tordoff is the 251,389th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,624,077 people. Tordoff is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Tordoff reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Tordoff is most widely held in England, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 53,268. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 49 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Not including England it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Tordoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tordoff has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tordoff last name increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tordoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tordoff last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tordoff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning $52,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.12% more than the national average, earning $58,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tordoffe930/
Turdoff863/
Tordaff860/
Tardoff860/
Tordova7123/
Tourdow710/
Tardov6216/
Terdow620/
Turdova5717/
Tardova5715/
Tordhav576/
Thurdow570/

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Tordoff Reference & Research

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Tordoff FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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