Tudhope Surname

385,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Tudhope Surname Definition:

Of local origin from Tudhope, near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, "Tuda's enclosure." Tuda or Tudda are common personal names in Searle. Alexander Tutope in Crocefuird, 1622, and William Tuttup in Nether Affleck, 1665 (Lanark CR.). James Towdop in Hawick was to be exhibited before the Privy Council in 1627 as a masterless person fit for the wars (RPC.

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Tudhope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2241:23,9012,647
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
England1351:412,72628,150
Canada1281:287,85626,805
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Australia581:465,44335,949
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Wales151:206,30213,003
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2081:17,9961,878
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Tudhope Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from Tudhope, near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, "Tuda's enclosure." Tuda or Tudda are common personal names in Searle. Alexander Tutope in Crocefuird, 1622, and William Tuttup in Nether Affleck, 1665 (Lanark CR.). James Towdop in Hawick was to be exhibited before the Privy Council in 1627 as a masterless person fit for the wars (RPC., 2. ser. II, p. 85). John Tutop was murdered in Leith in 1641 (SCM., II, p. 235). George Tuthop is in record in Stanebyres in 1642, and William Tutop in Stanebyrewood was heir of Arthur Tutop in Leyth in 1647 (Inquis, 2738, 3227). John Tuittup in Auchmedden, parish of Lesmahagow is recorded in 1653 (Lanark CR.), James Tudhope was burgess of Jedburgh, 1703 (RRM., III, p. 131), and Thomas Tudhope, of a Peeblesshire family, was killed at Loos in the first Great War in 1915.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Tudhope (early forms lacking) = (prob.)TuD(D) a’s Hope or Valley [v. under Tuddenham and Hope]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Tudhoe; a location name in Durham.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tudhope Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tudhope is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tudhope? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 385,671st most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,912,645 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Tudhope reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 23,901. In Scotland Tudhope is mostly concentrated in: North Ayrshire, where 40 percent live, North Lanarkshire, where 15 percent live and South Ayrshire, where 9 percent live. Aside from Scotland this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Tudhope Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tudhope has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Tudhope surname grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 616 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 643 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tudhope Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tudhope last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tudhope earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning R 262,884 per year; in United States they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $45,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.76% more than the national average, earning $63,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tudope921/
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Thudop771/
Toudjop711/
Teudjop711/
Tudov679/
Todop671/
Tudapets671/
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Todopa622/
Taudap621/
Thoudap571/
Thodapi571/
Todap5021/
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