Hodd Surname

521,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Hodd Surname Definition:

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Hod(a [apparently Old English hód = Old Saxon hód, a hood] Cp. Hood.

Hodd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3501:159,19414,941
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Canada1041:354,28532,012
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Montserrat11:4,947471
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Hodd (23) may also be a first name.

Hodd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Hod(a [apparently Old English hód = Old Saxon hód, a hood] Cp. Hood.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. See Roger. Hod, Hodd, Hodde, H.R. 2. A personal name of great antiquity, which may be derived from Hodr, the blind son of Odin. See Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch Houdt, a wood; the same as Hood.

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

Hodd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hodd is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hodd? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 521,266th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. The surname Hodd occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Hodd live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name in the world, held by 23 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 350 people, or 1 in 159,194. In England Hodd is mostly concentrated in: East Sussex, where 46 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Suffolk, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England Hodd occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Hodd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hodd has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hodd last name expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 605 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hodd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hodd last name are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.96% registered with the party.

The amount Hodd earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.05% more than the national average, earning R 368,460 per year; in United States they earn 21.91% more than the national average, earning $52,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.38% more than the national average, earning $53,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hodds89586/
Hoddø8994/
Hoddd8918/
Chodd892/
Khodd891/
Hod867,328/
Odd861,579/
Hood75109,809/
Khod753,040/
Houd752,912/
Hudd752,074/
Hadd751,694/
Chod751,319/
Hodz75568/
Hoed75408/
Hoid75320/
Hoyd75159/
Odds75113/
Hodt75113/
Godd7578/
Hodø7529/
Jodd7515/
Hohd7510/
Oddh757/
Hods754/
Hosd753/
Hodh753/
Huod753/
Oddz752/
Hgod752/
Ojdd752/
Uhdd751/
Hodp751/
Ahdd751/
Oddp751/
Oodd751/
Ho671,909,912/
Od673,422/
Chadd671,670/
Hoedt671,430/
Choud671,291/
Khadd67389/
Hoods67224/
Houdt67119/
Chudd67101/
Ehoud6794/
Chhod6770/
Khoid6722/
Choid6720/
Khoud6719/
Khudd6715/
Chodh6715/
Choed6712/
Hoodt6711/
Khodh677/
Hoidz677/
Hoodh677/
Houdh676/
Goudd675/
Hoydt675/
Hodte673/
Hoyds672/
Ahadd672/
Chods672/
Hoidt672/
Khood672/
Haddh672/
Chohd672/
Chood672/
Goodd671/
Goddd671/
Khoyd671/
Hoodp671/
Haddd671/
Ashdd671/
Hoshd671/
Hhohd671/
Hodts671/
Hootd671/
Hjudd671/
Hoh'd671/
Hodgy671/
Houds671/
Hotds671/
Choyd671/
Khotd671/
Chodt670/
Huodt670/
Houdz670/

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