Tudman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Tudman

What does the name Tudman mean?

The distinguished name Tudman 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 Tudman family

The surname Tudman 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 Tudman family

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Tudman Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Tudman 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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Tudman migration to the United States +

Tudman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Tudman, who settled in Virginia in 1653
Richard Tudman, who landed in Virginia in 1653 5

Tudman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

H. Tudman, who 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)
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)