Boddy Surname

65,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Boddy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Baldwin,' from the nick. Baud or Bodd, familiarly Boddy. From this nick, were formed the dims. Bod-in (v. Boden), Bod-kin (q. v.), and Baud-et. It is only by realizing the enormous popularity of Baldwin that we can understand the marvellous impress it has made on hereditary nomenclature.

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Boddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0961:17,9972,574
United States2,4601:147,34115,204
Canada6481:56,8606,714
Australia5621:48,0356,004
New Zealand1731:26,1754,585
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
India631:12,175,641218,299
Wales621:49,9124,670
Northern Ireland591:31,2723,207
Scotland501:107,0767,147
Mauritania341:120,4377,101
France201:3,321,136213,627
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6381:14,8812,212
Wales291:54,0832,718
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4181:120,14011,717

Boddy (440) may also be a first name.

Boddy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Baldwin,' from the nick. Baud or Bodd, familiarly Boddy. From this nick, were formed the dims. Bod-in (v. Boden), Bod-kin (q. v.), and Baud-et. It is only by realizing the enormous popularity of Baldwin that we can understand the marvellous impress it has made on hereditary nomenclature. Perhaps in some cases Body or Boddy represented the diminutive Baudet, of which I furnish an instance.

William Body, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Bodd, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Richard Bodde, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Bodde, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John Bodde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Baudet le Messager, Gloucestershire, 12891290: Household Exp. Bishop Swinfield, Cam. Soc.

1544. Married — William Dowell and Margaret Body: St. Antholin (London).

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

=Body, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Boddy is a Norfolk surname, said to be derived from "boda," the Anglo - Saxon word for "messenger" (L.). Two incumbents of Buckenham Parva and Hemlington, in the beginning of the 15th century, were named Body (Bl.). The name of Body occurred in Cambridgeshire, Hunts, and Oxfordshire in the 13th century (H. R). In its early form of Body it is also now represented in Cornwall.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Boddy Last Name Facts

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

Boddy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺪﻱ) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boddy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boddy is the 65,301st most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 953,243 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Boddy reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. Boddy is also the 408,694th most commonly used forename globally, held by 440 people.

The last name Boddy is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 3,096 people, or 1 in 17,997. In England Boddy is most numerous in: Greater London, where 9 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found and Durham, where 8 percent are found. Beside England it exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Boddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boddy has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Boddy surname grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 589 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Boddy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Boddy surname is predominantly Catholic (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Boddy surname are 9.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Boddy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning R 266,088 per year; in United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.01% more than the national average, earning $54,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Bhoddy915/
Bodday911/
Body8911,442/
Bouddey831/
Bo'ddey831/
D'Boddy831/
Boody807,995/
Bodda805,472/
Boudy804,400/
Boddi802,203/
Bodde801,940/
Bodey801,781/
Bodoy80948/
Boday80828/
Beddy80670/
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Bodyo80485/
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Buddy80363/
Boedy80158/
Bodiy8058/
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Bodyi8019/
Woddy8017/
Bodhy8017/
Boded8014/
Bodid8010/
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Bodyy804/
Boduy803/
Boydy802/
Bodyś802/
Hbody801/
Bodyz801/
Bodyt801/
Bosdy800/
Boddie735,049/
Bodych73793/
Boudda73760/
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Boidda73361/
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Boğday73328/
Boddez73281/
Wooddy73193/
Boodda73178/
Bhoday73159/
Budday7393/
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Boudyš7355/
Boiday7348/
Bodaya7345/
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Badday7341/
Boudde7341/
Boutdy7340/
Bodhay7327/
Boisdy7327/
Botdoy7326/
Boddhi7325/
Baddey7320/
Boddee7320/
Boidyo7319/
Bhodde7319/
Bodaid7319/
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Boddha7317/
Buddhy7315/
Buddey7311/
Bedday7310/
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Bodhey738/
Boudoy738/
Voddey737/
Boudys737/
Bodesd737/
Booddi736/
Bhodyo736/
Boyduy735/
Boddaa735/
Boidoy734/
Boddhe734/
Boddui734/
Boodde734/
Boodid734/
Buddys734/
Beeddy734/
Bodded733/
Boddet733/
Boddih733/
Bodahy732/
Baddhy732/
Boudid732/
Boodyo732/
Boydoy732/
Baaddy732/
Bouded732/
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Boyday731/
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Bodaiy731/
Boddai731/
Boddea731/
Boddeu731/
Bodoey731/
Bodysh731/
Baddiy731/
Wodday731/
Bosdey731/
Bouhdy731/
Boddes731/
Bodycz731/
Bodysz731/
Booday731/
Bojdyś731/
Bodaay731/
Badduy731/
Baddyi731/
Boudjd731/
Bhodyi731/
Baddyy731/
Bodgay731/
Boddid730/
Botday730/
Bootdy730/
Boedde730/
Woddey730/
Boda6774,167/
Bode6762,366/
Bodi6727,822/
Bady6713,403/
Budy671,561/
Bouhdid671,484/
Bedy671,233/
Bódy67235/
Boudaya67200/
Vody67192/
Bouhddi67170/
Boujday67139/
Bouchdy67136/
Bédy6796/
Booddee6772/
Bousdid6771/
Bodj6759/
Buddhiy6733/
Bouddha6730/
Bády6730/
Bodé6730/
Bohdych6727/
Bouddih6726/
Wody6725/
Bodehed6724/
Boidaya6720/
Bodí6719/
Bödy6717/
Büdy6713/
Buddych6713/
Baddauy6710/
Boidych6710/
Bodê679/
Boudahy676/
Beddahy676/
Boidysh676/
Boydysh675/
Buddaya675/
Bhodaya674/
Boddead674/
Bodhaiy674/
Bouddit674/
Bhoiday674/
Bhodhay673/
Boothdy673/
Boodhay672/
Baddaya671/
Buddhey671/
Boudhay671/
Boudouy671/
Bhoeday671/
Bodhaya671/
Boidyoa671/
Bohdaid671/
Boudaid671/
Bouddaa671/
Bouddis671/
Boodaya671/
Uody671/
Boddish670/
Wooddey670/
Woodduy670/

Boddy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boddy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺪﻱbdy-

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