Bodily Surname

185,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bodily Surname Definition:

For Bodley, q.v.

Bodily Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0081:180,50718,048
England2491:223,76718,807
Wales81:386,81619,671
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Bodily (11) may also be a first name.

Bodily Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Bodley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Cornwall name, and probably local there.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bodily Veor (great), or Bodilly Vean (little), in the parish of Gwendron, in Kerryer hundred; from bod-egliz, the house by the church. Bod-yly, would signify the house of cure.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Bodily Last Name Facts

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

Bodily is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bodily? popularity and diffusion

Bodily is the 185,485th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,189,298 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Bodily are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bodily is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 11 people.

Bodily is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,008 people, or 1 in 180,507. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 56 percent live, Idaho, where 15 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Wales, where 0 percent live.

Bodily Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bodily has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bodily last name expanded 2,751 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 361 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bodily Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bodily last name are 34.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.08% being registered with the political party.

Bodily earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.79% more than the national average, earning $48,238 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bodiley927/
Bodilay924/
Bodiloy921/
Boddily920/
Bodailay8616/
Bodilahy861/
Bodile83827/
Bodila83499/
Bodili8342/
Bodely8339/
Badily8331/
Budily832/
Boudili77516/
Bodilis77488/
Boudile77341/
Bodhile7736/
Badilay7722/
Boodili7714/
Boddili779/
Bodilio777/
Bodhili776/
Badilya775/
Bodaile774/
Boddila774/
Bhodili773/
Bodhila773/
Buduily771/
Bodailé771/
Botdila771/
Boudely771/
Boudila771/
Boduila771/
Bodeley771/
Bodilee771/
Boddile771/
Baddily770/
Baddiley71278/
Bouhdili71177/
Bhadilay71118/
Badeilay7136/
Badoilay7117/
Boudeile715/
Badailay714/
Boudiles713/
Budeilay713/
Budilaya713/
Bouhdila712/
Bouddili711/
Bodhilee711/
Badailiy711/
Boddeley710/
Badila678,064/
Bodele673,375/
Badili671,764/
Bădilă67850/
Bodela67680/
Budila67508/
Badile67475/
Budheilay67358/
Boudaille67276/
Budili67186/
Bhadeilay6762/
Badely6749/
Budile6726/
Boudeille6718/
Bodeli6718/
Vodile679/
Bhudoilay676/
Bhadailay673/
Badilă672/
Bashdaily671/
Bouduille671/
Badhailay671/
Bodehelyi671/
Bodéle671/
Bădila671/
Vodely670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bodily
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