The Tedder surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,500 people carried this name — #6,217 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,800 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,191 in 2000.

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In print

Tedder in American newspapers,
1872–1923.

Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Tedder
The Washington Herald 1912-03-03
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Tedder
The Washington Times 1923-12-05
Newspaper page from The Ottawa Free Trader carrying the name Tedder
The Ottawa Free Trader 1872-06-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 38,043 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Tedder in Australian newspapers,
1810s–1980s.

754 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tedder. The most, 166, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 397
Victoria 133
Tasmania 130
Western Australia 31
South Australia 30
Queensland 22
ACT (Canberra) 4
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tedder.

Who carried it

People named Tedder,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Richard Tedder
    Henry Richard Tedder 1850–1924 · librarian
  • Lembit Tedder
    Lembit Tedder 1913–1954 · pastor
  • Elizabeth Ferris d. 1907
  • Emily Charlotte Bryson d. 1941
  • Alice Callan d. 1915
  • Arthur Tedder 1882–1972 · engineer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tedder,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States242 records

242 records of the Tedder name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 164
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 54
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James M. Tedder

    Born 1925 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Shelby; farm hand from Calhoun County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Midway Bapt Church Cemetery, Vardaman, Mississippi.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johann Tedder

    Arrived at New York in 1869 aboard the Friedeburg from Hamburg, aged 34; carpenter. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Harold E. Tedder

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1933, died 2001; buried at Big River Cemetery, Irondale, Missouri.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 242 records for Tedder in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia28 records

28 records of the Tedder name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 15
  • Tasmanian Names Index 10
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Ludlow Tedder

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Hindostan, sailing from London in 1839. Native of Maldon, Essex. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1844. Married 1844 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 40.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James Owen Tedder

    Gentleman of Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria; died 1996.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charles Tedder

    Came to Queensland as an immigrant in 1873 aboard the John Rennie.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Tedder in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Tedder name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. A. Tedder

    Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. N. Tedder

    Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. H. Tedder

    Royal Army Medical Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Tedder in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Tedder name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Albert C. Tedder

    Married 1912 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Mary Agnes Tedder

    Born 1912 in Sheet Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Dorothy Della Tedder

    Born 1914 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Tedder name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Arthur Tedder

    Died 1972 in Renkum.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Gustav Tedder

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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