Boddye Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Boddye 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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Boddye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England341:1,638,76668,634
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Boddye 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

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

Boddye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boddye is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boddye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Boddye live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States Boddye is most numerous in: California, where 37 percent live, Florida, where 21 percent live and Louisiana, where 13 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 45 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Boddye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boddye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boddye surname grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 309 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boddye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boddye last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Boddye earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.05% more than the national average, earning $50,505 USD per year.

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