Odom Surname

11,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,980 people bear this surname

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

Odom Surname User-submission:

This is the patronymic form of the personal name Odam, meaning 'son of Odam'. It is an interesting and unusual name with a very specific and clear derivation. In Old English, pre-7th Century, the word athum meant 'son-in-law' and in Middle English had become 'Odam'.

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Odom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States43,0181:8,4261,005
Nigeria5,2241:33,9092,783
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Uganda2681:145,66913,018
England1261:442,20729,452
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Canada401:921,14070,350
Malta241:17,9281,021
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Panama101:391,2268,067
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Guam81:20,0153,029
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
China51:273,464,31313,838
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9571:12,6911,637

Odom (852) may also be a first name.

Odom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is the patronymic form of the personal name Odam, meaning 'son of Odam'. It is an interesting and unusual name with a very specific and clear derivation. In Old English, pre-7th Century, the word athum meant 'son-in-law' and in Middle English had become 'Odam'.

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This surname was given to a man who married above his status. A form of the Old English word odam, which means 'son-in-law'.

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Odom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odom (Russian: Одом) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,231st most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 145,809 people. The last name Odom is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Odom are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Odom is also the 279,236th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 852 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 43,018 people, or 1 in 8,426. In The United States Odom is most numerous in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Alabama, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Ghana, where 2 percent reside.

Odom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Odom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Odom last name rose 1,087 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 548 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Odom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Odom are 13.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Odom earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 10.29% less than the national average, earning $38,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 105.63% more than the national average, earning $102,161 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odoom8925,509/
Godom89754/
Odome89293/
Oudom89190/
Oddom8948/
Odoum8941/
Hodom8931/
O'Dom8930/
Oedom8912/
Odomm893/
Oodom892/
Odoem892/
Odhom892/
Uodom891/
Oduom891/
Ohdom890/
Oudoum80378/
Godoum8042/
Goodom806/
Goudom805/
Hodoum803/
Godhom803/
Gohdom803/
Odoume802/
O'Doom802/
Goddom801/
Odosim801/
Houdom801/
D'Odom801/
Oodome801/
Udom7537,968/
Adom7533,771/
Odum7523,647/
Edom758,852/
Odon754,129/
Odam751,122/
Ádom7538/
Odoń7518/
Odoñ752/
Goudoum73529/
Goudhom732/
Goodhom732/
Goodoum731/
Houdoum731/
Hodoume731/
Oudgoum731/
Goidoum731/
Ehoudom731/
Adoum67282,815/
Odong6741,282/
Odame6722,082/
Adome675,102/
Godon674,965/
Godam673,424/
Odume671,453/
Odone67912/
Addom67909/
Odham67440/
Hodum67395/
Oddon67390/
Odoun67380/
Udome67273/
Hodon67206/
Godoń67203/
Oddam67197/
Oudon67195/
Hodam67171/
Gadom67114/
Gudom67114/
Audom67105/
Osdon6774/
Godum6762/
Eddom6761/
Adhom6760/
Hadom6757/
Oudam6757/
Odont6751/
Oydam6730/
Odoin6726/
Udoom6724/
Hodoń6719/
Aduom6717/
Uddom6715/
Gouddoum6715/
Edomm6714/
Adoom6714/
Hedom6713/
Oduim6713/
Oidum6711/
Edoom6710/
Ohdon679/
Ohdam679/
Odaam677/
Udomh677/
Odaum677/
Hudom676/
Uidom676/
Aadom675/
Odhon675/
Udoim674/
Udohm674/
Odonn673/
Oddum673/
Adoym673/
Odamc673/
Odgon672/
Oudum672/
Odamm672/
Odeum672/
Oodum672/
Uudom672/
Udoum672/
Oidon672/
O'Dam672/
Adomm672/
Odgam671/
O'Don671/
Adgom671/
Odond671/
Udoem671/
Udomd671/
Houdoume671/
Oodon671/
Oidam671/
Oedam671/
Asdom671/
Odamd671/
Odamh671/
Oodam671/
Edoim671/
Eduom671/
Aedom671/
Udomt671/
Ohdum671/
Ahdom671/
Edohm671/
O'Dum670/
Odhum670/

Odom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Odom in the Russian language
Одомodom-

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Odom Reference & Research

Odom DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Odom FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Odom
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