Bodner Surname

83,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Bodner Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) The Yiddish form of the Polish Bednarz, “cooper” or “barrel maker.”

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Bodner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1781:114,05312,341
Austria1,0871:7,834989
Canada5311:69,3897,957
Germany3451:233,34925,831
Brazil1991:1,075,75037,702
Italy1481:413,22145,644
England571:977,51048,999
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Bödner (21) are calculated separately.

Bodner (13) may also be a first name.

Bodner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) The Yiddish form of the Polish Bednarz, “cooper” or “barrel maker.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Possibly an Americanized spelling of the German, Bodner.

- uratwat2

Bodner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bodner (Russian: Боднер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bödner. For other possible spellings of Bodner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bodner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 83,715th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,261,039 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Bodner reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bodner is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

Bodner is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,178 people, or 1 in 114,053. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 19 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Bodner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bodner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bodner surname grew 6,486 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bodner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bodner last name are 7.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Bodner earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.6% more than the national average, earning $50,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.12% more than the national average, earning $49,745 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bödner9421/
Boedner9217/
Boudner923/
Boydner922/
Bodneer921/
Bodnear921/
Bodhner921/
Bosdner921/
Bodgner920/
Bodne9172/
Bodenner8677/
Bodinner8621/
Budner831,850/
Bedner83821/
Badner83295/
Bodney83136/
Bodnea8353/
Wodner8337/
Bodhne8327/
Bhodne8314/
Bodnir8311/
Bodnes835/
Vodner833/
Bodnge832/
Bodnie832/
Boodne831/
Büdner831/
Boudne831/
Bodgne830/
Boddinner801/
Baudner77131/
Bodenne7795/
Boodnee7788/
Badnere7788/
Boodnie7730/
Buddner7728/
Woodner7723/
Budhner778/
Bodnett772/
Badnert771/
Wodnere771/
Bhodnie771/
Boodney771/
Bhodhne771/
Beudner770/
Butdner770/
Budnear770/
Badne73114/
Bodna7353/
Bodny7314/
Bodni737/
Bodná734/
Vodne733/
Bodný732/
Boudenne71174/
Budhnear712/
Bodennes711/
Bodienne711/
Boudinne711/
Boidenne711/
Boodhnee711/
Boudný67234/
Vadner67233/
Boudná67216/
Wadner67157/
Boddna6757/
Boudny6746/
Bodhni6735/
Vodney6727/
Boudni6720/
Bodhna6711/
Baudne6710/
Bhadne678/
Boodna678/
Boudehene676/
Bodnis675/
Boudna675/
Badney673/
Boydna672/
Boodni671/
Bodnoi671/
Boodny671/
Boidna671/
Bodnyy671/
Badnge671/
Badhne671/
Bădene671/
Boudienne671/

Bodner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bodner in the Russian language
Боднерbodner-

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