Tudham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Tudham

What does the name Tudham mean?

The distinguished name Tudham is a local name from Tuddenham, of which there are at least four parishes so named: Tuddenham (St. Martin) in Suffolk; Tuddenham (St. Mary) in Suffolk; Tuddenham, East (All Saints) in Norfolk; and Tuddenham, North and West (St. Mary) in Norfolk. 1

All four parishes date back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when they were each listed as Todenham and/or Tudenham. 2 The name literally means "homestead or village of a man called Tuda," from the Old English personal name + "ham." 3

Early Origins of the Tudham family

The surname Tudham was first found in Suffolk where the Pipe Rolls of 1191 include an entry for John de Tudeham. John Tudnham, Thomas Tudnam, William Tudman were listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1524. The family used the name Tudman and Tuddenham interchangeably. 4

Early History of the Tudham family

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Tudham Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tudnam, Tudman, Tutman and others.

Early Notables of the Tudham family

Sir Thomas Tuddenham (1401-1462), an influential Norfolk landowner, official and courtier. He was the youngest son of Sir Robert Tuddenham (1366-1405.) Thomas served as Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Keeper of the Great Wardrobe. During the Wars of the Roses he allied himself with the Lancastrian side. After the Yorkist victory in...
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Migration of the Tudham family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Richard Tudman settled in Virginia in 1653; H Tudman arrived in San Francisco in 1850.

Sources +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)