How common is the surname Tudor?

5,877 people in the United States had the surname Tudor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,535 Americans. It ranked 5,869th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tudor?

Will Tudor, British actor, followed by Antony Tudor.

Where is the surname Tudor most common?

Wikidata records people named Tudor in the United States, the United Kingdom and Croatia and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Tudor getting more or less common?

More common. 5,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,877 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Tudor

A surname, carried by 5,877 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tudor is more common than 96.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,877 people named Tudor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,535 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,769.

#5,869

rank among US surnames

5,877

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,537)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,860	Decarlo	5,889	52,427
#5,861	Leos	5,888	52,436
#5,863	Sturgis	5,885	52,463
#5,864	Fritts	5,883	52,481
#5,865	Remington	5,881	52,499
#5,867	Cory	5,879	52,517
#5,868	Crossley	5,878	52,526

Who is named Tudor

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

90% of people named Tudor identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tudors

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Will Tudor
British actor, born 1987
Antony Tudor
British dancer and choreographer (1908–1987)
David Tudor
American pianist and composer (1926–1996)
Fran Tudor
Association football player, born 1995
Frederic Tudor
American businessman, 1783–1864
Elizabeth Tudor
Azerbaijani writer of Jewish origin, born 1978
Bogdan Tudor
Athletics competitor, long jumper, born 1970
Tasha Tudor
American illustrator and writer (1915-2008)
Frank Tudor
Australian politician and leader of the Labor Party (1866-1922)

Notable Tudors come mostly from the United States (3), the United Kingdom (2) and Croatia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tudor

Tutor

Tudor has the Soundex code T360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T360.

Questions

How common is the surname Tudor?: 5,877 people in the United States had the surname Tudor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,535 Americans. It ranked 5,869th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tudor?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Tudor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tudor?: Will Tudor, British actor, followed by Antony Tudor.
Where is the surname Tudor most common?: Wikidata records people named Tudor in the United States, the United Kingdom and Croatia and 3 other countries.
Is the surname Tudor getting more or less common?: More common. 5,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,877 in 2010, up 1.9%.