Dodd Surname

6,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Dodd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dod.' In Domesday, Dodo, Wiltshire; also Alwinus Dodesone, Hertfordshire.

Briht Richard son of Dodda: Freeman's Norman Conquest.

Doda Tatte: Close Roll, 42 Henry III.

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Dodd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States42,5681:8,5151,022
England20,1421:2,766366
Australia7,4171:3,640516
Canada3,5691:10,3241,540
Ghana1,5241:17,7302,249
Wales1,3731:2,254241
New Zealand1,2231:3,703584
Ireland6741:6,9871,019
South Africa6081:89,10810,919
Scotland5221:10,2561,413
Jamaica4911:5,845740
Northern Ireland2311:7,9871,347
Thailand1651:428,11174,983
Spain1021:458,35323,817
Guernsey961:671102
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
France541:1,230,050127,496
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Isle of Man481:1,788335
Singapore431:128,0865,748
India421:18,263,461278,402
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Cyprus181:49,1605,112
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Norway141:367,30634,015
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Panama131:300,9437,078
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
China101:136,732,1577,199
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Belize51:71,0952,977
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Falkland Islands41:783169
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malta41:107,5681,849
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Norfolk Island31:765177
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4201:10,5471,510
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11,3531:2,147308
Wales5921:2,649176
Scotland1821:20,5672,033
Isle of Man321:1,696222
Guernsey301:1,089190
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7591:6,472808

Dodd (991) may also be a first name.

Dodd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dod.' In Domesday, Dodo, Wiltshire; also Alwinus Dodesone, Hertfordshire.

Briht Richard son of Dodda: Freeman's Norman Conquest.

Doda Tatte: Close Roll, 42 Henry III.

Walter Dodde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Benedict Dod, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter Dod, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Richard Dod, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William Dod, Salop, ibid.

Magota Dodson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Dod, 1379: ibid.

(2) Bapt. 'the son of David,' popularly Daud.

Daud Jonson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William Daudson, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Daud, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Daudson, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Daud, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Daud de Setel, hosier, 5 Edward I: Freemen of York.

It is quite possible these belong to (1), but I have a strong impression that David was so styled.

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

Most probably from the Old English personal name Dodd, Dodda, given under several forms by Searle. Willelmus Dodde de inuirkethi, who appears as witness in a document of end of thirteenth century (RD., p. 116), as William Dod, burgess of Inverkeithing, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 198). There was an ancient clan of this name in North Tyne.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Dod(a, Dodd(a.

William Dod-Hundred Rolls Richard Dod.—Hundred Rolls In some instances the present-day name may be a weak form of Dodge, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Dod (rounded summit).

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

Doda, an Anglo-Saxon personal name, whence Dodds, Dodson, &c. Its forms in the H.R. are Dod and Dodde, and in Domesd. Doda, Dode, and Dodo.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(German.) A god—father. Bod, in Gaelic, signifies "the pet;" peevishness, one who is peevish.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Old Norse, Dadi; from the Danish, Dodt; from the Frisian, Dodde; in the Domesday Book, Dode; from the Flemish, Dod, Dodd; a personal name.

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

Dodd was the name of an ancient clan of North Tyne (C.), still represented in the district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Dodd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dodd (Marathi: डॉड, Russian: Додд) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dodd? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dodd is the 6,936th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 89,287 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Dodd reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dodd is also the 255,739th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 991 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 42,568 people, or 1 in 8,515. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 103 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Dodd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dodd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dodd last name increased 549 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 160 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 287 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dodd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dodd last name is predominantly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dodd surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dodd earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.34% less than the national average, earning 220,321 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.79% more than the national average, earning R 360,708 per year; in United States they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning $42,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning $51,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dodds8934,445/
Doudd893/
Ddodd891/
Dhodd891/
Doodd890/
Dod865,865/
Dodd's804/
Dodddt801/
Tdodds800/
Doudds800/
Doud755,914/
Dods751,887/
Dodt751,712/
Dadd751,657/
Dood751,585/
Dodh75220/
Dodz75184/
Dudd75148/
Dhod7554/
Doyd7545/
Doed7522/
Duod7517/
Doid758/
Dosd756/
Tdod753/
Dohd753/
Ddod752/
Dgod751/
Dotd751/
Dodë751/
Doddová732/
Do671,545,230/
Dadds671,021/
Douds67807/
Doodh67777/
Dhodh67313/
Doods67280/
Hdadd67126/
Doudt67102/
Doedt67101/
Doodt6771/
Dhadd6746/
Dhoid6727/
Hdoud6717/
Dhood6712/
Dodte6711/
Doidh679/
Daudd676/
Dhodt675/
Dhdda674/
Dhoud674/
Hdood674/
Dodth673/
Ddood672/
Doudh672/
Dochd671/
Dasdd671/
Doijd671/
Dhhod671/
D'Add671/
Dodsh671/
Dooyd671/
Dohhd671/
Dodës671/

Dodd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dodd in the Marathi language
डॉडdoda50
डोडdoda50
Dodd in the Russian language
Доддdodd-

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