Tudor (surname)

Tudor (surname)

The surname Tudor, within the United Kingdom, originates from the Welsh forename "Tewdwr", "Tewdr" or "Tudur" (the Welsh equivalent of "Theodore").

Tudor is also a common first name in Romanian, also equivalent to "Theodor". Tudor can also be a surname in Romania.

Tudor as a surname may refer to:

*William Tudor (1750-1819), an Attorney-at-Law who served as Representative of Boston in the Massachusetts General Court, State Senator, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and was a founder of the Massachusetts Historical Society
*William Tudor (1779-1830), a leading literary figure in Boston and cofounder of the North American Review and the Boston Athenaeum
*Frederic Tudor (1783-1864), Boston's "Ice King" and founder of the Tudor Ice Company
*Tasha Tudor (1915-2008), an American illustrator and author of children's books
*Igor Tudor (born April 16, 1978 in Split, Croatia), a former Croatian football (soccer) defender


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