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TUDOR

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There are approximately 5,420 people named Tudor in the UK. That makes it the 1,933rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 86 are named Tudor.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Wales

Language of origin

Welsh

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

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The Tudor surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

The Welsh for Theodore, or in old English, pious, as Tudor Belin, the pious king.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

British Surnames