Meaning:
Its source is todde, a Middle English name meaning "Fox."
Popularity:
The name Tod ranked 944th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative:
This name might refer to a fox hunter. It remains a dialectal word for a fox in some parts of Britain.