Given name & surname
Tudor
“God”·“gift”·“gift of God”
Tudor is a variant of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tudor is a variant of Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tudor is a variant of Tudur. An origin associated with Tudur is Celtic. Tudor is a variant of Theodore. Theodore reached English through French from the Greek name Theodoros.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Romanian usage, Tudor developed from Θεόδωρος. Tudor is a variant of Theodore. The shared background comes through Theodore: Theodore’s Greek elements are theos, meaning “god,” and doron, meaning “gift.” French forms provided the route into English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tudor is a variant of Theodore. The history of Theodore gives this family its wider story. Theodore was popular among early Christians and was borne by several saints. That religious history helps explain the name’s spread into different European forms.
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Tudor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 79
- 79 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,726 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,726 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 585 as a first name in 2020; 5,611 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tudor’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Tudor has a diminutive in DOREL. In Romanian usage, Tudor developed from the Ancient Greek form Θεόδωρος. Tudor has a related form in Theodore.
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Around the world
Tudor has relatives in 5 languages.
8 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tudor
- Tudor ArgheziRomanian writer and political figure (1880–1967)
- Tudor VladimirescuRomanian general and revolutionary (1780–1821)
- Tudor BăluțăRomanian association football playerborn 1999
- Tudor CasapuMoldovan weightlifterborn 1963
- Tudor VianuRomanian writer1897–1964
- Tudor GiurgiuRomanian filmmaker (born 1972)
- Tudor DixonAmerican politician and commentator (born 1977)born 1975
- Tudor CiorteaRomanian composer1903–1982
- Tudor MușatescuRomanian writer (1903–1970)
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