How common is the surname Todd?

71,759 people in the United States had the surname Todd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,303 Americans. It ranked 460th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Todd?

Alexander Todd, British biochemist and Nobel laureate (1907-1997), followed by Tony Todd.

Where is the surname Todd most common?

Wikidata records people named Todd in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany and 1 other country.

Is the surname Todd getting more or less common?

More common. 69,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 71,759 in 2010, up 2.8%.

Is Todd also a first name?

Yes. Todd is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Todd

A nickname surname, carried by 71,759 people in the United States.

Pronounced /tɑd/ 1 syllable Soundex T300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Todd is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).

Todd is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 71,759 people named Todd in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,303 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 69,810.

#460

rank among US surnames

71,759

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #423)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#451	Goodman	73,136	4,222
#452	Roman	72,918	4,234
#453	Webster	72,625	4,251
#454	Goodwin	72,451	4,261
#455	Fischer	72,357	4,267
#456	Huang	72,328	4,269
#457	Potter	72,175	4,278

Who is named Todd

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Todd identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Todds

31 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alexander Todd
British biochemist and Nobel laureate (1907-1997)
Tony Todd
American actor (1954–2024)
Thelma Todd
American actress (1906-1935)
Ann Todd
British actress (1907–1993)
Anna Todd
American author and screenwriter, born 1989
Christine Todd Whitman
American politician and author (born 1946)
Mike Todd
American theatre and film producer, 1909–1958
Ann E. Todd
American actress (1931-2020)
Hallie Todd
American actress, born 1962
Jennifer Todd
American film producer, born 1969
E. Lilian Todd
(1865-1937) American aviation pioneer
Harry Todd
American actor (1863-1935)

Notable Todds come mostly from the United States (25), the United Kingdom (4) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Todd

Tidd

Todd has the Soundex code T300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T300.

Questions

How common is the surname Todd?: 71,759 people in the United States had the surname Todd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,303 Americans. It ranked 460th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Todd?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Todd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Todd?: Alexander Todd, British biochemist and Nobel laureate (1907-1997), followed by Tony Todd.
Where is the surname Todd most common?: Wikidata records people named Todd in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Todd?: Todd is /tɑd/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Todd?: Todd is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Todd getting more or less common?: More common. 69,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 71,759 in 2010, up 2.8%.
What are other spellings of Todd?: Tod.
Is Todd also a first name?: Yes. Todd is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.