Boddington Surname

190,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Boddington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boddington,' parishes in Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire.

Robert de Bodinton, Buckinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1707. Married — William Strangfellow and Frances Bodington: St.

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Boddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0881:51,2116,324
Australia3921:68,8678,182
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Canada1261:292,42527,191
New Zealand1151:39,3776,651
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Wales351:88,4157,250
Scotland221:243,35512,191
France151:4,428,181244,602
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Laos41:1,647,081888
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8221:29,6543,995
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Boddington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boddington,' parishes in Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire.

Robert de Bodinton, Buckinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1707. Married — William Strangfellow and Frances Bodington: St. Mary Aldermary.

1739. Buried — Ann Bodington: St. John the Baptist, Wallbrook.

1752. Married — Thomas Collyer and Elizabeth Boddington: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English)Bel. to Boddington = the Estate of the Boda Family [Anglo-Saxon *Bodinga-tún-—Boda, messenger, herald +-inga, genit. pl. of the son suff.-ing+ tún, estate.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Gloucest. and Northampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Gloucestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Boddington Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boddington Come From? nationality or country of origin

Boddington occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Boddington.

How Common Is The Last Name Boddington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boddington is the 190,581st most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,291,574 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Boddington reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Boddington is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,088 people, or 1 in 51,211. In England it is most common in: Northamptonshire, where 21 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and West Midlands, where 5 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Boddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boddington has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,089 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boddington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Boddington surname are 2.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Boddington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.18% more than the national average, earning R 392,532 per year; in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $55,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bodington95653/
Buddington90575/
Beddington90317/
Baddington9026/
Voddington901/
Bodiengton901/
Woddington901/
Bedington84123/
Budington8490/
Badington8410/
Wodington840/
Waddington8011,703/
Woodington801,148/
Waddingtton761/
Wadddington761/
Wadington74124/
Waddyngton706/

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