Cody Surname
Approximately 32,015 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25,756 | 1:14,073 | 1,754 |
| Australia | 1,302 | 1:20,734 | 2,872 |
| Ireland | 1,222 | 1:3,853 | 665 |
| England | 1,193 | 1:46,704 | 5,875 |
| Canada | 969 | 1:38,024 | 4,789 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Iraq | 199 | 1:175,988 | 4,298 |
| New Zealand | 196 | 1:23,104 | 4,060 |
| Wales | 141 | 1:21,947 | 2,330 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:101,015 | 6,880 |
| Iran | 52 | 1:1,476,587 | 59,047 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 17 | 1:3,211 | 341 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 898 | 1:4,933 | 832 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 151 | 1:161,426 | 13,927 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,199 | 1:11,960 | 1,546 |
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
(Irish) The helper or assistant; the son of Odo or Otho (wealthy); grandson of Cuidightheach (helper).
From Codhay; a location name in Devon.
Cody Demographics
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Cody Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cody Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cody (Arabic: كدي) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cody.
How Common Is The Last Name Cody? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 17,310th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 227,629 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Cody live; 79 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cody is also the 9,653rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 106,103 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 25,756 people, or 1 in 14,073. In The United States Cody is most common in: Georgia, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent reside and Ireland, where 4 percent reside.
Cody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cody has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cody surname rose 613 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 136 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 790 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,007 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 663 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cody Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland and Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Cody last name are 12.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.43% registered to vote for 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
Cody Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cody in the Arabic language | ||
| كدي | kdy | - |
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Cody Reference & Research
Cody DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Cody FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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