Oddy Surname

134,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Oddy 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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Oddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9311:28,8553,896
United States4641:781,16160,501
Australia3111:86,80310,027
Canada2171:169,79517,065
Ivory Coast871:265,18710,377
Scotland411:130,5818,115
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Wales301:103,1518,167
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
India201:38,353,269431,471
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
France101:6,642,272293,169
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guam11:160,1214,893
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8411:13,2402,001
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Oddy (1,069) may also be a first name.

Oddy 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

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

From the Old Norse, Oddi; from the Frisian, Ode, Odo; from the Danish, Odde; from the Dutch-Flemish, Otte, Hody; from the French, Aude; from the German, Otho, Other, Ott, Otte, Otto; in the Domesday Book, Oda, Ode, Otha, Odo, Odard; a personal name.

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

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

Oddy Last Name Facts

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

Oddy is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oddy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oddy is the 134,716th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,181,247 people. Oddy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Oddy are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles. Oddy is also the 244,625th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 1,069 people.

The last name Oddy is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,931 people, or 1 in 28,855. In England Oddy is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 26 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Essex, where 7 percent live. Beside England it exists in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Oddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oddy has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Oddy surname grew 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 672 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oddy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oddy last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.17% registered with the party.

The amount Oddy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.4% more than the national average, earning R 381,168 per year; in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning $52,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Goddy891,908/
Hoddy89786/
Oddey8981/
Oddoy8952/
Oddøy8920/
Ouddy898/
Odday897/
Oeddy893/
Ody864,582/
Godday805,163/
Goddey801,808/
Gooddy8063/
Goddoy8013/
Godddy808/
Hoddey801/
Hooddy801/
Ouddey801/
Goddiy801/
Hodday801/
Hoeddy800/
Oddeys800/
Odey7548,068/
Eddy7546,385/
Addy7535,185/
Oday757,650/
Gody755,681/
Oddi755,538/
Odde753,817/
Hody751,461/
Odda75994/
Oded75835/
Odoy75672/
Oudy75318/
Oody75149/
Odys7538/
Oedy7535/
Uddy7521/
Osdy7519/
Odid7514/
Oduy758/
Odyi757/
Odiy757/
Odyo753/
Oydy752/
Oidy751/
Uody751/
Odyp751/
Goodday73273/
Gooddey733/
Hoddy's731/
Godddey731/
Godoy67379,874/
Gaddy6711,148/
Godiy677,914/
Goudy674,825/
Goody674,089/
Auddy673,035/
Addey672,860/
O'Day672,492/
Godde672,055/
Huddy671,931/
Haddy671,837/
Goddi671,787/
Goday671,695/
Godey671,465/
Hodde671,342/
Oddie671,238/
Oiday671,205/
Oudda67821/
Hodey67740/
Heddy67644/
Odaya67521/
Hodys67396/
Hoody67342/
Oddis67332/
Adday67322/
Hodda67318/
Eddey67297/
Hodyi67251/
Houdy67225/
Guddy67199/
Oddet67196/
Odder67140/
Oudid67138/
Oddes67100/
Ouddi6794/
Godøy6786/
Hoday6779/
Edday6762/
O'Dey6759/
Odeyh6751/
Goddé6746/
Uddoy6742/
Udday6738/
Oudde6735/
Oddeh6729/
Godyo6728/
Oddio6728/
Goydy6728/
Aeddy6726/
Odhiy6726/
Hodiy6720/
Oddih6720/
Ouday6717/
Oddoi6716/
Addhy6715/
Oddei6715/
Odhoy6715/
Hoddé6715/
Hodid6714/
Hoddi6714/
Oddhi6713/
Odhed6712/
Addiy6711/
Aaddy6710/
Oddhe679/
O'Doy679/
Godhy677/
Oudey677/
Hoded676/
Hoidy676/
Ojdey676/
Oudys675/
Addys675/
Odiey675/
Oodey675/
Oddea674/
Odhay674/
Hosdy673/
Goduy673/
Euddy673/
Odehy673/
Oddee673/
Godóy673/
Godyň673/
Odhyz673/
Ostdy672/
O'Ded672/
Eddiy672/
Oidey672/
Odych672/
Addyi671/
Oedde671/
Odaid671/
Odaiy671/
Odeid671/
Osdey671/
Eddyi671/
Godyi671/
Gohdy671/
Uddey671/
Oddii671/
Godyy671/
Oodde671/
Odeyj671/
Addyo671/
Oodoy671/
Oudoy671/
Otdoy671/
Odoyh671/
Odycz671/
Odyoa671/
Oeday671/
Odhey671/
Oohdy671/
Odoey671/
Ohdid671/
Odays671/
Odeey671/
Otdey671/
Hoedy671/
Hohdy670/
Addoy670/
Gotdy670/

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