NORFOLK SURNAMES: T

TODD:

The name Todd is generally associated with people with red hair as it derives from a nickname meaning fox (a Middle English term). It could also apply to someone who was considered sly or crafty in the way of the fox.
In the IGI the name Todd appears 3144 times with the earliest reference being 1528.
In the 1881 census for Norfolk the name Todd occurs 364 times.
Fortunately for all those Todds the name Todhunter does not seem to have taken off in Norfolk as it does not occur at all in the IGI for the county and the only references to it in the 1881 census for the county are two boys who were boarding at schools in Norfolk.

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