Hoddy Surname
Approximately 786 people bear this surname
Hoddy Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Oddy' (q.v). The aspirate is common in early registers to names beginning with a vowel; compare Hanniball (1) or Hodson a).
Johannes Hode, i.e. Hoddy, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameHoddy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 316 | 1:176,323 | 16,023 |
| United States | 198 | 1:1,830,601 | 119,637 |
| Australia | 95 | 1:284,165 | 25,304 |
| Israel | 87 | 1:98,364 | 11,357 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 137 | 1:177,922 | 14,779 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
Hoddy (184) may also be a first name.
Hoddy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Oddy' (q.v). The aspirate is common in early registers to names beginning with a vowel; compare Hanniball (1) or Hodson a).
Johannes Hode, i.e. Hoddy, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Hode, 1379: ibid.
1 = Hodd (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y, -ie.
2 Cheerful, Bright [apparently from Middle English hod, hode , Old English hád, condition, state]
From the Old Norse, Oddi; from the Frisian, Ode, Oddo; from the Danish, Odde, Odder, Otzen; from the Flemish, Hody; from the Dutch, Hoddes; in the Domesday Book, Ode, Oda, Oddard, Odesune; a personal name.
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Hoddy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoddy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hoddy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺪﻳﻪ) is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoddy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 436,668th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,271,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Hoddy reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 671,014th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 184 people.
It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 176,323. In England Hoddy is most numerous in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found and Essex, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England Hoddy occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.
Hoddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hoddy has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hoddy surname expanded 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hoddy Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hoddy last name are 32.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.85% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hoddy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning 290,871 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 513.07% more than the national average, earning R 1,456,880 per year; in United States they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $48,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.97% less than the national average, earning $47,214 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hoddy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hoddy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺪﻳﻪ | hdyh | - |
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