Hodman Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hodman Surname Definition:

(French + English) Hod-Carrier (Bricklayers’ Labourer) [Early Modern English hod, Middle English Old French hotte, a basket, pannier; of Teutonic orig.]

Hodman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Hodman (72) may also be a first name.

Hodman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French + English) Hod-Carrier (Bricklayers’ Labourer) [Early Modern English hod, Middle English Old French hotte, a basket, pannier; of Teutonic orig.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hodman Last Name Facts

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

Hodman has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hodman.

How Common Is The Last Name Hodman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,828,462nd most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 37 percent of Hodman live; 30 percent live in Southern Africa and 30 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most numerous first name globally It is held by 72 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 68 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 3 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 21 percent are found and Turkey, where 21 percent are found.

Hodman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hodman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hodman Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hodman earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 36.15% more than the national average, earning R 323,556 per year and in United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoodman9251/
Houdman9226/
Hoddman924/
Hodmhan921/
Hodmaan921/
Hoidman921/
Hoedman921/
Odman91456/
Houdmann8655/
Hgoodman862/
Hedman8310,064/
Godman831,870/
Hudman831,385/
Oudman83589/
Hadman83422/
Oddman83191/
Hodmon8321/
Odmann8320/
Odmand835/
Odhman833/
Oedman833/
Oodman832/
Oidman832/
Odmane832/
Odmang831/
Jodman830/
Hoydemann800/
Goodman77133,343/
Houdmon77427/
Oudmane77171/
Goudman77143/
Hedmann77125/
Chadman7779/
Heedman7752/
Oedmann7748/
Khadman7747/
Hadmann7729/
Goddman7725/
Hedhman778/
Hehdman778/
Ousdman775/
Hodmond775/
Khudman772/
Hadmang772/
Oddmanh771/
Odmeane771/
Oddmann771/
Haadman771/
Haddman771/
Hudmann771/
Haedman771/
Goidman771/
Otdmane771/
Huidman770/
Huddman770/
Hudmand770/
Edman736,211/
Adman731,195/
Ödman73701/
Udman7356/
Ãdman731/
Odmon731/
Houdmont7198/
Houdmond7119/
Ousdmane7114/
Goudmann719/
Goodmman712/
Goddmann711/
Oddmagne711/
Goodmaan710/
Gooddman710/
Admane6710,010/
Jadman671,046/
Admain67351/
Admant67335/
Gudman67318/
Hudmon67238/
Gadman67209/
Uddman67161/
Ödmann6739/
Judman6734/
Godmon6732/
Edmann6731/
Hedmon6727/
Admand6719/
Hadmon679/
Usdman678/
Audman677/
Addman676/
Admann675/
Odmond675/
Hadmam673/
Admean672/
Hudmanova672/
Aadman671/
Udhman671/
Udmaan671/
D'Goodman671/
Adhman671/

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