Explore the Family Name Theodoridis

The meaning of Theodoridis

Greek: patronymic from the personal name Theodōros (see Theodore). The suffix -idis, meaning ‘son/descendant of’, is a variant of the classical -ides which was revived in the 19th century, in particular by Greeks from Asia Minor and Eastern Thrace.

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How common is the last name Theodoridis in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Theodoridis experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 133,114th in 2000 to 145,220th in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity of approximately 9.09%. Correspondingly, the count which represents the number of people with this surname, also decreased by around 2.56% from 117 in 2000 to 114 in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion per 100,000 remained steady at 0.04, suggesting that despite its drop in rank, the surname was still held by a consistent fraction of the population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#133,114	#145,220	-9.09%
Count	117	114	-2.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.04	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Theodoridis

In terms of ethnicity, the Census data revealed that the majority of individuals with the surname Theodoridis identified as White, with an increase from 91.45% in 2000 to 96.49% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. However, there was a noted change in the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races, which fell from 7.69% in 2000 to zero in 2010. This suggests that between these years, the ethnic identity associated with this surname became less diverse.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.45%	96.49%	5.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	7.69%	0%	-100%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%