Oddie Surname
Approximately 1,238 people bear this surname
Oddie 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.
Read More About This SurnameOddie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 559 | 1:99,675 | 10,532 |
| United States | 212 | 1:1,709,712 | 113,287 |
| Australia | 166 | 1:162,625 | 16,859 |
| Canada | 130 | 1:283,428 | 26,469 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Scotland | 47 | 1:113,911 | 7,445 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 529 | 1:46,078 | 5,717 |
| Scotland | 52 | 1:71,985 | 4,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Oddie (859) may also be a first name.
Oddie 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.
1 from the A.-French Odo, later Ode [from Old Saxon ód= Old Norse auð-r, wealth, bliss], with the English diminutive suff. -ie, -e)y.
The famous half-brother of William I. always appears on the Bayeux Tapestry as Odo.
John son Ode.—Hundred Rolls Cp. Oat(e.
2 from the common Anglo-Saxon Oda, Odda [from ód, a form of Old English eád, wealth, bliss, with the 10th and 11th cent. Od(d)a influenced by the cognate Old Norse Auð-r], with the English diminutive suff. -ie, -e)y.
The Roman Emperor Otto, and also his nephew of the same name, are called Odda in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle A.D. 982.
Perhaps the same as Ody from Odo. In Oxfordshire, however, according to Halliwell, oddy means active, brisk-particularly in reference to old persons.
The master of the Blackburn grammar - school in 1670 bore the name Oddie (A.). The name is also established in the West Riding.
William Oddy was buried in St. Peter's churchyard, Leeds, in 1731 (G.). The Oddys are numerous still in Leeds.
Oddie Demographics
Average Oddie Salary in
United States
$41,992 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oddie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oddie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oddie is found most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oddie? popularity and diffusion
Oddie is the 305,641st most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,886,548 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Oddie are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles. Oddie is also the 277,821st most numerous first name globally, borne by 859 people.
The surname Oddie is most widespread in England, where it is held by 559 people, or 1 in 99,675. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 23 percent live, Lancashire, where 22 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Oddie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Oddie has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Oddie last name rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 424 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Oddie Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Oddie are 14.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.65% being registered with the political party.
The amount Oddie earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.85% more than the national average, earning R 341,832 per year; in United States they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $41,992 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.64% more than the national average, earning $50,995 CAD per year.
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