Codd Surname
Approximately 5,386 people bear this surname
Codd Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cuthbert,' from nick. Cudde (v. Codling). If this be true, as I suspect it is, it will be yet one more instance of a fish-name not being what it seems to be; compare Chubb, Salmon, Spratt, Turbott.
Read More About This SurnameCodd Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,904 | 1:29,264 | 3,946 |
| United States | 1,368 | 1:264,955 | 24,955 |
| Ireland | 750 | 1:6,279 | 960 |
| Australia | 352 | 1:76,692 | 8,962 |
| Canada | 217 | 1:169,795 | 17,065 |
| Belize | 215 | 1:1,653 | 382 |
| Wales | 162 | 1:19,102 | 2,042 |
| South Africa | 108 | 1:501,645 | 40,799 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| Argentina | 65 | 1:657,591 | 45,740 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 1:48,554 | 4,148 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 438 | 1:10,114 | 1,461 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,159 | 1:21,031 | 2,970 |
| Wales | 130 | 1:12,065 | 731 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 150 | 1:334,791 | 25,907 |
The alternate forms: Côdd (1) are calculated separately.
Codd (16) may also be a first name.
Codd Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cuthbert,' from nick. Cudde (v. Codling). If this be true, as I suspect it is, it will be yet one more instance of a fish-name not being what it seems to be; compare Chubb, Salmon, Spratt, Turbott. All the same, this may be an exception.
1586. David Codd and Margaret Aaneley: Marriage Lic. (London).
1765. Married — James Benson and Eleanor Cod: St. George, Hanover Square.
1777. — Emery Codd and Mary Carley: ibid.
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cod, Coda, Codda [cp. Old English codd, m., a bag]
Usually this is Old-English, as such peculiar to Co.
Wexford. It is sometimes a variant of Cody, q.v. MIF 62; Map Wex
From the Dutch, Kode; a personal name.
Codd Demographics
Average Male Codd Height
178.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Codd Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Codd Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Codd is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Côdd. For other possible spellings of Codd click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Codd? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 89,120th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,353,053 people. The surname Codd occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Codd are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,904 people, or 1 in 29,264. In England it is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 19 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Barring England this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.
Codd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Codd has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Codd surname expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 912 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 171 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Codd Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Codd last name is chiefly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Codd last name are 13.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.23% registered with the party.
The amount Codd earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.3% more than the national average, earning R 321,516 per year; in United States they earn 13.58% more than the national average, earning $49,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning $52,973 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Côdd | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chodd | 89 | 2 | / |
| Codds | 89 | 1 | / |
| Scodd | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cod | 86 | 91 | / |
| Cudd | 75 | 2,440 | / |
| Cadd | 75 | 1,760 | / |
| Chod | 75 | 1,319 | / |
| Coid | 75 | 198 | / |
| Sodd | 75 | 188 | / |
| Cood | 75 | 112 | / |
| Cosd | 75 | 44 | / |
| Kodd | 75 | 28 | / |
| Coud | 75 | 15 | / |
| Jodd | 75 | 15 | / |
| Coyd | 75 | 11 | / |
| Cods | 75 | 7 | / |
| Coed | 75 | 6 | / |
| Scod | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zodd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cotd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Csod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cojd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dcod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hcod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Codt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Czod | 75 | 0 | / |
| Co | 67 | 56,920 | / |
| Chadd | 67 | 1,670 | / |
| Choud | 67 | 1,291 | / |
| Chudd | 67 | 101 | / |
| Chhod | 67 | 70 | / |
| Choid | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chodh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Koddh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koddd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chohd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soddt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chood | 67 | 2 | / |
| Codts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caddh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cooyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coidt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scodt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khodd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciodz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciodt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkodd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chodt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coosd | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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