Meaning:
Its source is todde, a Middle English name meaning "Fox."
Languages:
This boy's name is used in English.
Alternative Spellings: Tod
Popularity:
The name Todd ranked 467th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 88th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists before 1993, but is becoming less commonly used. In some cases, it has fallen off the lists altogether.
Narrative:
This name might refer to a fox hunter. It remains a dialectal word for a fox in some parts of Britain.