Codd Surname

89,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belize

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.

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Codd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9041:29,2643,946
United States1,3681:264,95524,955
Ireland7501:6,279960
Australia3521:76,6928,962
Canada2171:169,79517,065
Belize2151:1,653382
Wales1621:19,1022,042
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Chile211:838,88017,964
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4381:10,1141,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1591:21,0312,970
Wales1301:12,065731
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

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.

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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cod, Coda, Codda [cp. Old English codd, m., a bag]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Usually this is Old-English, as such peculiar to Co.

Wexford. It is sometimes a variant of Cody, q.v. MIF 62; Map Wex

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

From the Dutch, Kode; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Côdd921/
Chodd892/
Codds891/
Scodd890/
Cod8691/
Cudd752,440/
Cadd751,760/
Chod751,319/
Coid75198/
Sodd75188/
Cood75112/
Cosd7544/
Kodd7528/
Coud7515/
Jodd7515/
Coyd7511/
Cods757/
Coed756/
Scod753/
Zodd752/
Cotd751/
Csod751/
Cojd751/
Dcod751/
Hcod751/
Codt750/
Czod750/
Co6756,920/
Chadd671,670/
Choud671,291/
Chudd67101/
Chhod6770/
Choid6720/
Chodh6715/
Koddh675/
Koddd673/
Chohd672/
Soddt672/
Chood672/
Codts671/
Caddh671/
Choyd671/
Cooyd671/
Coidt671/
Scodt671/
Khodd671/
Ciodz671/
Coudh671/
Ciodt671/
Gkodd671/
Chodt670/
Coosd670/

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