Oddey Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Oddey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Odo' or 'Oddo,' still popular in Germany as Otto (v. Oat), a personal name, probably of Norman importation; v. Odling.

'For a bishop he sent at morn when it was day, Sir Ode of Wynchestre.

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Oddey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:1,741,18971,393
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
India141:54,790,384527,769
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Oddey (21) may also be a first name.

Oddey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Odo' or 'Oddo,' still popular in Germany as Otto (v. Oat), a personal name, probably of Norman importation; v. Odling.

'For a bishop he sent at morn when it was day, Sir Ode of Wynchestre.' Robert of Brunne, N. and Q., 1857.

John fil. Ode, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matilda Odde, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Henry fil. Ode, Yorkshire, ibid.

Odo et alii thaine': Domesday Book.

Odo Arbalister: ibid.

Richard fil. Odonis: Pipe Roll, 6 Henry II.

William fil. Ode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

As a personal name found late: Ottie Sagar, of Colne, 1597: Wills at Chester.

Robert Oth, or Odd, 1508: Register of the University of Oxford.

Married — John Oddy and Grace Holmes: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

Perhaps the same as Ody from Odo. In Oxfordshire, however, according to Halliwell, oddy means active, brisk-particularly in reference to old persons.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William Oddy was buried in St. Peter's churchyard, Leeds, in 1731 (G.). The Oddys are numerous still in Leeds.

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

Oddey Last Name Facts

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

Oddey occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oddey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Oddey is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Oddey reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Oddey is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

Oddey is most common in England, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England it is most numerous in: Buckinghamshire, where 19 percent live, Essex, where 13 percent live and Norfolk, where 13 percent live. Barring England it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Oddey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oddey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 291 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oddey Last Name Statistics demography

Oddey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.46% less than the national average, earning $23,100 USD per year.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goddey911,808/
Hoddey911/
Ouddey911/
Oddeyo911/
Oddeys910/
Odey8948,068/
Odde893,817/
Oddy893,341/
Goddeye834/
Gooddey833/
Goddeyi831/
Godddey831/
Odeya803,168/
Addey802,860/
Godde802,055/
Goddy801,908/
Godey801,465/
Hodde801,342/
Oddie801,238/
Hoddy80786/
Hodey80740/
Odeyo80715/
Eddey80297/
Oddet80196/
Odder80140/
Odeyi80140/
Oddes80100/
Odeye8068/
O'Dey8059/
Oddoy8052/
Odeyh8051/
Oudde8035/
Oddeh8029/
Oddøy8020/
Oddei8015/
Oddhe809/
Ouddy808/
Odday807/
Oudey807/
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Oddea804/
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Odehy803/
Oddee803/
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Oidey802/
Oedde801/
Osdey801/
Uddey801/
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Odeyj801/
Odeyé801/
Odhey801/
Odoey801/
Odeey801/
Odeyy801/
Otdey801/
Oddye800/
Ode7548,208/
Ody754,582/
Hodder739,557/
Godday735,163/
Oddoye733,364/
Goodey732,375/
Goudey731,117/
Gaddey73136/
Gooddy7363/
Hosdey7354/
Hoddes7342/
Goddie7327/
Odheya7326/
Goddoy7313/
Godeya7310/
Hoddie739/
Goudde739/
Hodeye739/
Addeye738/
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Godeyo737/
Houdey736/
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D'Odde732/
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Hoddei731/
Hoddet731/
Hodeya731/
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Goddiy731/
Adddey731/
Addhey731/
Auddey731/
Odeyhu731/
Odieye731/
Goddea731/
Ouddee731/
Hodday731/
Hoodey730/
Hoeddy730/
Hoddoe730/
Odeh67121,623/
Eddy6746,385/
Addy6735,185/
Gode6732,661/
Odei6715,190/
Oide6711,351/
Oder6710,242/
Adey6710,027/
Oday677,650/
Odie676,596/
Gody675,681/
Oddi675,538/
Oude674,916/
Odje674,458/
Odea674,128/
Adde673,904/
Hode673,340/
Edey672,821/
Edde671,766/
Odee671,716/
Udey671,594/
Ohde671,534/
Hody671,461/
Odhe671,076/
Odet671,033/
Odda67994/
Oded67835/
Odoy67672/
Odep67556/
Odae67327/
Oudy67318/
Odes67313/
Goodday67273/
Odue67254/
Odad67218/
Odej67203/
Odye67173/
Oody67149/
Odoe67140/
Oode67112/
Udde6796/
Odeu6769/
Goudeyi6751/
Oede6748/
Odys6738/
Oedy6735/
Odez6735/
Goddayi6734/
Goodeye6730/
Gooddie6726/
Uddy6721/
Houdeye6720/
Osdy6719/
Odid6714/
Odge6712/
Ojde679/
Oduy678/
Odyi677/
Odiy677/
O'De676/
Goodhey675/
Goddiya675/
Oddeiah674/
Oyde674/
Goudeye674/
Gaddeye673/
Gaddeyi673/
Uode673/
Odyo673/
Aaddeyo673/
Gaddhey672/
Oydy672/
Houdeyi672/
Oddoyes671/
Houdeya671/
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Eddehya671/
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Uddeyop671/
Hoddiyo671/
Houdeyé671/
Huddeya671/
Hodderr671/
Hoddiya671/
Otde671/
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Oidy671/
Goudeya671/
Odhoeye671/
Godehye671/
Uody671/
Ouydder671/
Odyp671/
Hoidder670/

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