Lodder Surname

112,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lodder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the loader,' i.e. a carrier. Middle English lode, a burthen; 'loders, carriers' (Halliwell); v. Leader.

Emma la Lodere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agnes Lodere, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Lodder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,5861:6,530727
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
South Africa2991:181,19619,872
England2821:197,58217,327
Canada1721:214,21920,702
Australia1471:183,64418,462
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Austria411:207,69425,759
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Wales231:134,5459,804
Belgium181:638,70256,744
France181:3,690,151224,666
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:102,41810,282
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Lodder (10) may also be a first name.

Lodder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the loader,' i.e. a carrier. Middle English lode, a burthen; 'loders, carriers' (Halliwell); v. Leader.

Emma la Lodere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agnes Lodere, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert Loder, 1537: Register of the University of Oxford.

1559-60. William Loder and Agnes Mychell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1781. Married — Thomas Loader and Margaret Atkins: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A rare surname in Scotland. Perhaps from provincial English loder, a carrier.

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

1 a variant of Loder, q.v.

2 prob. also a survival of the Old English loddere, a ‘beggar’ ‘poor man.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A carter or carrier. Halliw. from Nominale MS. In the South, a man who carries out flour from a mill is called a Loader. 2. A corruption of Lowther.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The family of Lodder or Loder probably takes its name from Loders, a Dorset parish. About the middle of the 17th century, Andrew Loder, of Dorchester, gent., came into possession of the Osehill estate in Wotton Glanvile, and it remained in the family until 1728. There was a family of Loder in Stourton Candel about the middle of last century (H.).

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

Lodder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lodder occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lodder? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 112,030th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,760,702 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Lodder reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lodder is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,586 people, or 1 in 6,530. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 43 percent reside, North Holland, where 16 percent reside and Utrecht, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands Lodder is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Lodder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lodder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lodder surname grew 1,317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lodder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lodder surname are 23.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Lodder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.99% more than the national average, earning R 415,848 per year; in United States they earn 3.8% more than the national average, earning $44,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Loudder9273/
Loodder921/
Loder916,131/
Lodde911,477/
Louder831,847/
Ledder83643/
Lodier8389/
Ludder8371/
Loeder8370/
Ladder8357/
Lloder8354/
Loider8348/
Lohder8343/
Lodger8313/
Loddie8313/
Loddes838/
Loddey837/
Lodere834/
Llodde833/
Loyder833/
Loddee831/
Lodeer831/
Lodeur831/
Lodher831/
Lioder831/
Loudde831/
Looder830/
Lode807,264/
Loudier7757/
Loehder7756/
Lodhger778/
Luddher773/
Lodheir773/
Loudert772/
Loddess771/
Loddhee771/
Loedher771/
Lochder771/
Leddear770/
Laudder770/
Lodge7322,858/
Leder737,826/
Lodhe736,477/
Lüder733,170/
Luder732,268/
Lodes731,809/
Ladde731,175/
Lader731,164/
Loyde73889/
Lodea73782/
Lodda73767/
Loddi73757/
Lohde73485/
Loide73258/
Lodey73234/
Loude73182/
Léder73176/
Lodje73155/
Loode73143/
Luode73130/
Löder73118/
Lodez73103/
Lodie7395/
Loddy7384/
Lodej7352/
Liode7337/
Lhode7332/
Lodee7331/
Lodre7328/
Lodeh7317/
Lyode7316/
Lodir7316/
Lotde7310/
Lóder738/
Láder735/
Lodei734/
Lodet732/
Loíde732/
Losde731/
Loddé731/
Lodeu731/
Läder731/
Hlode731/
Loderová7146/
Loderova712/
Loschder711/
Lauder679,072/
Leeder674,547/
Loudet67636/
Ladher67634/
Ludere67567/
Ludger67465/
Ledier67242/
Ludier67196/
Luider67185/
Ladier67160/
Lloyde67146/
Louddi67138/
Lehder67129/
Laddie67127/
Laeder67125/
Lühder67114/
Ledeur67111/
Laddey67111/
Ladeur67109/
Loudes67106/
Ludert67102/
Ladere6799/
Luodes6784/
Hlader6753/
Ludher6752/
Lodhee6748/
Lodhey6743/
Loodee6742/
Lohdir6738/
Lodhie6732/
Lodesz6727/
Loodet6726/
Loydee6725/
Laader6723/
Loidee6716/
Lheder6715/
Leuder6714/
Ladger679/
Loudey679/
Lodhir679/
Loddha678/
Liader678/
Löhder677/
Laddee677/
Lyuder676/
Loddis676/
Lohdhe675/
Loides675/
Loudir675/
Ledher675/
Lodeas674/
Lodeey674/
Loydes673/
Lahder673/
Llodge673/
Loddhi673/
Laddhe672/
Ladeer672/
Lohdea672/
Loodey672/
Lodhea672/
Lodett672/
Loudee672/
Loudie672/
Ledeer672/
Lyader672/
Llodet672/
Lluder672/
Llyode671/
Lodhei671/
Louded671/
Loudre671/
Loydie671/
Lioyde671/
Laderr671/
Ledear671/
Loodei671/
Lodheh671/
Lodheu671/
Lodiey671/
Llader671/
Llodyd671/
Loodje671/
Liodet671/
Luderr671/
Loudei671/
Loudje671/
L'Odea671/
Laddes671/
Lhader671/
Lhodes671/
Liodje671/
Hlodhe671/
Lodoir671/
Lodire671/
Loodhe671/
Lyoded671/
Lyodyd671/
Lhodee671/
Letder670/
Loudeu670/
Lodhes670/
Lodiea670/
Ladert670/
Lleder670/
Loidea670/

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