Etymology may be defined as the history of a word, revealed through the analysis of its parts, and by tracing its roots to past times and even to foreign languages. Such a study is of particular interest when applied to a name. This surname has its roots in the Northern Middle English word “Tod”, of unknown origin. It is of interest to note that the etymological roots of the surname Todd also in English is the nickname for someone thought to resemble a fox in some way.. We found more information regarding this Last Name also in other historical archives. Over the centuries the name Tod may have had many changes and the present form, according to our studies, appears to be different from the original. It is important to realize that the name may have gone through dialect variations, contractions, shortened forms of the original on…
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