Nodder Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Nodder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sleepy.' There seems to be no escape from the conclusion that this well-known Yorkshire patronymic was a nickname for one of sleepy or apathetic habits: one who nodded. I have tried to find an occupative origin, but have hitherto failed.

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Nodder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:294,80522,579
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:136,94012,480
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nodder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sleepy.' There seems to be no escape from the conclusion that this well-known Yorkshire patronymic was a nickname for one of sleepy or apathetic habits: one who nodded. I have tried to find an occupative origin, but have hitherto failed.

Hugh le Nodder, of Pontefract, 120, 5. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas Nodder, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1668. Edward Nodder, of Wood Plump- ton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1669. Dorothy Nodder, of Wood Plumpton: ibid.

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

(English) 1 for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Noþhere [Old English nóþ, boldness + here, army] 2 perh. also a nickname from Middle English nodden, to nod, (orig.) to shake.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Nottar in East hundred; qy. from noth-arth, the bare height.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Nodé; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Nodder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nodder is found most frequently in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nodder? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nodder is the 799,576th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Nodder live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Nodder is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 294,805. In England Nodder is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 34 percent reside, Greater London, where 14 percent reside and Devon, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England Nodder exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Nodder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nodder has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Nodder surname rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nodder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nodder surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nodder last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nodder earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.2% more than the national average, earning R 307,020 per year; in United States they earn 17.88% less than the national average, earning $35,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $47,246 CAD per year.

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Noyder83181/
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Node8013,987/
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Noderova711/
Nadeer67992/
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Nodead676/
Nadeur675/
Noidet675/
Naderh675/
Ngodei674/
Nodeph674/
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Nahder674/
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Nnodee673/
Nedeer673/
Nadear673/
Noydee673/
Nodesd673/
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Nodair672/
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Naderr672/
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Noidej672/
Naader671/
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Nojdeh671/
Nodeeh671/
Naddir671/
Neddir671/
Nadeir671/
Nodeey671/
Nnodeh671/
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Noides671/
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Noudeï671/
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Nadert671/
Ngodea671/
Ngoode671/
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Nodech671/
Nodejh671/
Gnoddi671/
Nngode671/
Noddis671/
Noodet671/
Noodre670/
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