Tedder

See also: tedder

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Teather

Etymology

Two main origins:

• From the Middle English personal name Thedere, Teddere, which is either from Old English Þēodhere, from þēod (“nation”) + here (“army”), or from the Norman personal name Theudher, which shares the same etymology.
• Occupational surname from Middle English teddere (“one who teds”), from the verb tedden (“to ted, to spread hay for drying”).

Proper noun

Tedder (plural Tedders)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Tedder certificate

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tedder is the 6217^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5500 individuals. Tedder is most common among White (89.44%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tedder”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.