Dodds Surname

16,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Dodds 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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Dodds Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,8231:30,6573,814
England10,3391:5,389748
Australia4,0601:6,649976
Canada2,5741:14,3152,111
Scotland1,9961:2,682496
New Zealand9131:4,960798
Northern Ireland6941:2,659542
South Africa6601:82,08710,133
Argentina3391:126,08710,673
Wales1491:20,7692,207
France1271:523,01472,224
Thailand1131:625,118105,836
Chile941:187,4096,037
Dominica621:1,224242
Trinidad and Tobago571:23,9292,651
Ireland521:90,5575,084
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Jersey271:3,674721
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
China121:113,943,4645,994
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Norway111:467,48139,375
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Finland81:687,08836,047
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51:22,532985
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Barbados11:287,4482,772
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6161:7,1911,115
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,7361:5,147780
Scotland1,5701:2,384427
Wales151:104,5614,503
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6401:19,0222,421

Dodds (107) may also be a first name.

Dodds 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)

Dods. (1) Perhaps local. There were lands of Doddis in the barony of Bowne, Berwickshire, 1610 (Retours, Berwick, 92); (2) from 'son of Dodd,' which see, but most probably from (1). Alexander Dodys, servant to Patrick of Dunbarre, had a safe conduct in England, 1425 (Bain, IV, 986). In 1469 there is recorded a dispensation in favor of William Doide and Eufrata, daughter of Roderic Hugonis alias Hucheson of the diocese of Caithness empowering them to marry lawfully, they being related within the forbidden degrees. William Doddis, witness in Golspetoure (Golspie tower), 1527 and 1542 (OPS., II, p. 677—678). The Doide or Dodds family were connected with the parish of Golspie until within the last hundred years. They held Golspie tower in the sixteenth century, and it is very likely that the above William Doide was a member of the family. Symon Dodis or Doddis, canon of the cathedral church of Aberdeen, 1486, is mentioned in 1489 and 1493 as also holding the rectory of Innernothy (REA., I, p. 333; II, p. 299,302). Robert of Doddys and Archie, his son, 'Englishmen,' were charged by the prior of Canonby (Canonbie, Dumfriesshire), with stealing from the lands of Canonby certain kie, oxen, shepe, and geite (goats) in 1494 (Bain, IV, p. 418). James Doddis was prior of the friars preachers, Wigtown, 1558 (ER., XXII, p. 47). James Doddis of Murecleuch, 1661 (RRM., I, p. 341). The name was early carried to France and appears there to this day.

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

Dodd’s (Son): v. Dodd.

— 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

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
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Dodds Demographics

Average Male Dodds Height

177.12 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 264 (2014)

Average Female Dodds Height

159.39 cm

Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 23 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Dodds Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dodds (Arabic: دودس, Russian: Доддс) is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dodds? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,180th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 211,571 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Dodds reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dodds is also the 910,230th most common first name globally, held by 107 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 11,823 people, or 1 in 30,657. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 72 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Dodds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dodds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dodds last name grew 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 993 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dodds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dodds are 19.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dodds earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.31% more than the national average, earning 485,592 kr per year; in Peru they earn 221.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 62,251 per year; in South Africa they earn 25.78% more than the national average, earning R 298,908 per year; in United States they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning $44,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $50,957 CAD per year.

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Dosh678,395/
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Docs673/
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Dodds Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dodds in the Russian language
Доддсdodds-
Dodds in the Arabic language
دودسdwds-

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