Odam Surname

330,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Odam Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Odiham,' a parish in Hampshire, twenty-six miles from Winchester.

Roper de Odiam, Norfolk, 1273.

Richard de Odiham, Norfolk, ibid.

The following corruption looks somewhat odious: was only appended to the more familiar names; compare Wilcock, Simcock, Jeffcock.

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Odam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:915,30068,789
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679
England1591:350,42825,285
Uganda1111:351,70523,045
Canada651:566,85547,218
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
India301:25,568,846339,406
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5861:85,6978,924

Odam (681) may also be a first name.

Odam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Odiham,' a parish in Hampshire, twenty-six miles from Winchester.

Roper de Odiam, Norfolk, 1273.

Richard de Odiham, Norfolk, ibid.

The following corruption looks somewhat odious: was only appended to the more familiar names; compare Wilcock, Simcock, Jeffcock.

Amicus Odecok, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(Eng) 1 belonging to Odeham (Devon).

If the first element is the pers. name Ode (v. under Od(d)ie), the second will represent Old English hám, home, estate: if the first element is an aphæretic form of Middle English wode (Old English wudu), a wood, the second will represent Old English ham(m, a piece of land, enclosure.

2 belonging to Odiham (Hants): v. Odiham.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Odeham (Ode’s homestead), in Devonshire; descendant of Adam, this being the Hebrew pronounciation of Adam; the son-in-law.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An estate in Lambourne, co. Berks, bestowed on the family, it is supposed, by Bourchier, Baron Fitzwarine, to whom they would appear, from armorial evidence, to have been related. Odam or, as it is sometimes written, Odeham, is synonymous with Woodham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

From the Japanese ooki, meaning 'big' and kaidan, meaning 'stairs'.

- rmodam

Odam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odam (Hindi: ओडम, Marathi: ओदम, Russian: Одам) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 330,130th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,495,139 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Odam reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Odam is also the 317,248th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 681 people.

The surname Odam is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 396 people, or 1 in 915,300. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 20 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Oregon, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Odam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Odam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 32 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 134 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Odam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Odam surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Odam last name are 20.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Odam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 141.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,786 per year; in United States they earn 13.24% less than the national average, earning $37,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.16% more than the national average, earning $55,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odame8922,082/
Godam893,424/
Odham89440/
Oddam89197/
Hodam89171/
Oudam8957/
Oydam8930/
Ohdam899/
Odeam897/
Odaam897/
Odaum897/
Odamc893/
Odamm892/
O'Dam892/
Odaym891/
Odgam891/
Oidam891/
Oedam891/
Odamd891/
Odamh891/
Oodam891/
Odaim890/
Godham80747/
Goudam80164/
Goddam8053/
Houdam8011/
O'Dame8011/
Oddeam807/
Goodam806/
Godgam806/
Godamm805/
Odaume805/
Hoidam804/
Goidam803/
Odaham803/
Oidham802/
Godaum801/
Odayme801/
Odhamh801/
Hodham801/
Odasem801/
Odamne801/
Hodamm801/
Oudame801/
Oudham801/
Odaime801/
Odamme801/
Ouydam801/
Odasim801/
Hoddam800/
Hodgam800/
Ohdham800/
Adam751,950,645/
Odom7549,980/
Edam757,827/
Udam751,810/
Odan751,059/
Ádam7514/
Oostdam73737/
Hotdame7321/
Odamova739/
Oudaime739/
Goodham738/
Goddamm731/
Gooddam731/
Goodgam731/
Gouddam731/
Goudham731/
Houdame731/
Oudamne731/
Oudaîme731/
Odaymeh731/
Adame6768,659/
Adham6755,680/
Odoom6725,509/
Gadam6712,035/
Aadam675,525/
Odang674,216/
Hadam672,773/
Hodan671,696/
Addam671,167/
Godom67754/
Godan67720/
Audam67434/
Odean67358/
Gudam67339/
Oddan67304/
Odome67293/
Aedam67241/
Eddam67233/
Adaam67232/
Oudom67190/
Ahdam67160/
Adaim67148/
Udham67141/
Oudan67137/
Odane67131/
Asdam67106/
Uidam67103/
Odhan6792/
Edham6786/
Adaum6772/
Odain6769/
Edeam6765/
Udame6761/
Uudam6760/
Edaim6758/
Adamm6755/
Hedam6749/
Oddom6748/
Goodgaim6747/
Odoum6741/
Hudam6739/
Uddam6738/
Utdam6735/
Đodan6732/
Odant6732/
Hodom6731/
O'Dom6730/
Adamt6728/
Eedam6723/
Adamn6721/
Adamd6719/
Adeam6716/
A'Dam6715/
Oedom6712/
Adasm6712/
Adahm678/
Adamg677/
Odgan677/
Ojdan677/
Adamh675/
Odaun675/
Odand674/
Udeam674/
Usdam674/
Ehdam674/
Odaan674/
Atdam674/
Odomm673/
Oidan673/
Oodom672/
Odeum672/
Odhom672/
Otdan671/
Ohdan671/
Edaam671/
Edaym671/
Adgam671/
Udgam671/
Odanh671/
Uodom671/
Edaum671/
Houdaime671/
Hodań671/
Uodan671/
Godań671/
Adamq671/
Oydan671/
Odeim671/
Oduom671/
Udaim671/
Uydam671/
Eudam671/
Odann670/
Edamm670/
Ohdom670/

Odam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Odam in the Hindi language
ओडमodama91.67
ओदमodama8.33
Odam in the Marathi language
ओदमodama63.64
ओडमodama27.27
ओदामodama9.09
Odam in the Russian language
Одамodam-

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