Cody Surname

17,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Cody Surname Definition:

Mac Óda A Gaelic patronymic assumed by the Archdeacon family, who are in Co. Kilkenny since the thirteenth century. MIF 61; Map Kilk

Cody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,7561:14,0731,754
Australia1,3021:20,7342,872
Ireland1,2221:3,853665
England1,1931:46,7045,875
Canada9691:38,0244,789
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Iraq1991:175,9884,298
New Zealand1961:23,1044,060
Wales1411:21,9472,330
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
France1031:644,88183,663
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Iran521:1,476,58759,047
Austria341:250,45429,541
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Northern Mariana Islands171:3,211341
China131:105,178,5825,529
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Israel101:855,76354,181
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Panama51:782,45211,059
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8981:4,933832
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:161,42613,927
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1991:11,9601,546

Cody (106,103) may also be a first name.

Cody Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Óda A Gaelic patronymic assumed by the Archdeacon family, who are in Co. Kilkenny since the thirteenth century. MIF 61; Map Kilk

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The helper or assistant; the son of Odo or Otho (wealthy); grandson of Cuidightheach (helper).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Codhay; a location name in Devon.

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

Cody Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cody (Arabic: كدي) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cody.

How Common Is The Last Name Cody? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,310th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 227,629 people. The surname Cody is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Cody are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 9,653rd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 106,103 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 25,756 people, or 1 in 14,073. In The United States Cody is most common in: Georgia, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Cody is found in 77 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found and Ireland, where 4 percent are found.

Cody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cody has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cody surname grew 613 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 136 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 790 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,007 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 663 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cody Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland and Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Cody last name are 12.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Cody earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 33.27% more than the national average, earning $30,255,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $48,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coody891,936/
Codoy891,256/
Coday891,127/
Codey89287/
Coudy89199/
Chody89169/
Coedy8934/
Coddy8929/
Coduy896/
Cosdy895/
Codiy894/
Scody892/
Coidy891/
Codyo891/
Coydy890/
Cotdy890/
Ckody890/
Choday80138/
Coodey80103/
Chodey8079/
Choudy8071/
Coduys8026/
Cooday8010/
Chodiy808/
Coiday804/
Coddey802/
Codysz801/
Ciosdy801/
Tchody801/
Couday801/
Coidoy801/
Chodyo801/
Coedey800/
Coudey800/
Scodey800/
Codeey800/
Cady7514,284/
Coda758,116/
Jody756,378/
Code751,584/
Kody751,342/
Zody75615/
Sody75472/
Codi75155/
Cudy7521/
Codá755/
Codă751/
Codj751/
Coudouy73147/
Choudey7379/
Chouduy7310/
Chouday738/
Coudaya735/
Chodhay735/
Choudhy735/
Chodhyo733/
Chouddy731/
Chodaya731/
Chodhoy731/
Coudhay731/
Chudy677,825/
Zohdy675,795/
Caday675,666/
Cuddy675,451/
Caddy674,930/
Chodi674,754/
Chode673,455/
Codio672,516/
Kodey672,374/
Chady671,656/
Kodiy671,624/
Cadey671,396/
Codes671,301/
Koday67851/
Coude67648/
Codet67645/
Caudy67601/
Joody67576/
Soody67539/
Joudy67521/
Coode67471/
Sodoy67445/
Cadoy67396/
Codde67365/
Coder67340/
Codea67275/
Choudhay67266/
Codis67253/
Soddy67231/
Suody67183/
Sodey67172/
Codoi67167/
Cudiy67160/
Soday67158/
Kodyi67149/
Codiz67148/
Joday67138/
Codez67135/
Kodys67120/
Codda67119/
Cudey67114/
Cioda67109/
Coyde67100/
Koidy6783/
Ciady6770/
Kodoy6768/
Codie6767/
Coodi6764/
Choudhuy6760/
Coddi6759/
Codee6752/
Coudé6748/
Cotde6747/
Cotdi6747/
Sodhy6746/
Koddy6746/
Codei6743/
Cudoy6740/
Codée6736/
Cadiy6733/
Koudy6731/
Choudhey6727/
Zodey6725/
Djody6724/
Cuday6724/
Czudy6720/
Codai6719/
Cojda6719/
Coded6718/
Soidy6717/
Coida6717/
Codha6715/
Khody6714/
Qoody6714/
Codje6714/
Coddé6713/
Joddy6712/
Czady6712/
Casdy6710/
Tjody6710/
Csády679/
Sohdy679/
Kodyš678/
Jhody677/
Chodhaya677/
Cadhy676/
Csady676/
Cohda676/
Koody675/
Kodhy675/
Codeu675/
Jodey675/
Kotdy675/
Coede675/
Choudaay674/
Košdy673/
Cohde673/
Kodyo673/
Cadys673/
Codhi673/
Chodé673/
Codeh673/
Kosdy673/
Codge672/
Codip672/
Codep672/
Jodys672/
Coudi672/
Codej672/
Kcady671/
Caady671/
Choudaya671/
Choudhoy671/
Chodehyy671/
Ceudy671/
Jodoy671/
Joduy671/
Cudhy671/
Coidi671/
Scode671/
Zodoy671/
Coide671/
Couda671/
Cosde671/
Joydy671/
Jodyś671/
Zoday671/
Qodoy671/
Tchouday671/
Czoda671/
Ccode671/
Codaa671/
Codhe671/
Codit671/
Codui671/
Codéa671/
Codés671/
Cohdi671/
Dcode671/
Kgody671/
Cudyi671/
Gcodi671/
Caduy671/
Cgodj671/
Cojde671/
Choodhyo671/
Cuode671/
Jodhy671/
Kodyy671/
Cooda670/
Caedy670/

Cody Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cody in the Arabic language
كديkdy-

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Cody Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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