Show ContentsTudhope Surname History

Early Origins of the Tudhope family

The surname Tudhope was first found in Roxburghshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Tudhope family

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Tudhope Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tudhope, Tuthope and others.

Early Notables of the Tudhope family

  • Alexander Tudhope of Roxburghshire


Tudhope migration to the United States +



Tudhope Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Robert Tudhope, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1833
  • Robert Tudhope, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1836 1
  • Archibald Tudhope, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1838 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Tudhope (post 1700) +

  • Ben Tudhope, Australian bronze medalist Para-snowboarding Paralympian at the 2016 Winter X Games
  • Lieutenant Philip Murray Tudhope (b. 1898), South African flying ace born in Orange Free State credited with six aerial victories in World War I
  • John Henry Tudhope (1891-1956), South African flying ace born in Johannesburg, South Africa, credited with ten aerial victories in World War I
  • James Brockett Tudhope (1858-1936), Canadian manufacturer and politician, Member of the Canadian Parliament for Simcoe East (1917-1921); his plant named the Tudhope Building is now in part, home to Orillia City Council
  • Daniel "Danny" Tudhope, Scottish jockey from Irvine, Ayrshire, winner of the Haydock Sprint Cup (2014), Prix de l'Abbaye (2014), Arlington Million (2016) and the Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (2017)


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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