Ody Surname
Approximately 4,582 people bear this surname
Ody 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 SurnameOdy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,464 | 1:62,798 | 5,897 |
| Brazil | 915 | 1:233,961 | 9,041 |
| Ivory Coast | 550 | 1:41,948 | 2,699 |
| England | 340 | 1:163,877 | 15,242 |
| United States | 320 | 1:1,132,684 | 81,515 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| France | 186 | 1:357,111 | 53,432 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| Switzerland | 75 | 1:109,506 | 11,444 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Romania | 61 | 1:329,145 | 28,853 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Syria | 25 | 1:772,041 | 6,079 |
| Paraguay | 21 | 1:344,607 | 5,239 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 222 | 1:109,799 | 10,786 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 1:635,680 | 42,122 |
Ody (3,627) may also be a first name.
Ody 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.
V. Oddy.
Perhaps the same as Ody from Odo. In Oxfordshire, however, according to Halliwell, oddy means active, brisk-particularly in reference to old persons.
The classical Otho, in its changed form of Odo, was a Norman personal name. It was afterwards corrupted to Ody, and in course of time became hereditary.
Simon Audé, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Henry, John Ode, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Ody was a Christmalford name in the 17th century (A.); it is now well represented around Swindon.
William Oddy was buried in St. Peter's churchyard, Leeds, in 1731 (G.). The Oddys are numerous still in Leeds.
Ody Demographics
Ody Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Ody Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ody Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ody is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ody.
How Common Is The Last Name Ody? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 102,747th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,590,473 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 42 percent of Ody reside; 32 percent reside in North Africa and 32 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 117,369th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 3,627 people.
The surname Ody is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,464 people, or 1 in 62,798. Excluding Egypt this last name is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent are found.
Ody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ody has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ody last name expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 405 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ody Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Shiite (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Ody last name are 20.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.77% being registered with the party.
The amount Ody earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 262.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 70,319 per year; in United States they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $44,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.78% more than the national average, earning $62,491 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odey | 86 | 48,068 | / |
| Oday | 86 | 7,650 | / |
| Gody | 86 | 5,681 | / |
| Oddy | 86 | 3,341 | / |
| Hody | 86 | 1,461 | / |
| Odoy | 86 | 672 | / |
| Oudy | 86 | 318 | / |
| Oody | 86 | 149 | / |
| Odys | 86 | 38 | / |
| Oedy | 86 | 35 | / |
| Osdy | 86 | 19 | / |
| Oduy | 86 | 8 | / |
| Odyi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Odiy | 86 | 7 | / |
| Odyo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Oydy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oidy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uody | 86 | 1 | / |
| Odyp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Godoy | 75 | 379,874 | / |
| Godiy | 75 | 7,914 | / |
| Goudy | 75 | 4,825 | / |
| Goody | 75 | 4,089 | / |
| O'Day | 75 | 2,492 | / |
| Goddy | 75 | 1,908 | / |
| Goday | 75 | 1,695 | / |
| Godey | 75 | 1,465 | / |
| Oiday | 75 | 1,205 | / |
| Hoddy | 75 | 786 | / |
| Hodey | 75 | 740 | / |
| Odaya | 75 | 521 | / |
| Hodys | 75 | 396 | / |
| Hoody | 75 | 342 | / |
| Hodyi | 75 | 251 | / |
| Houdy | 75 | 225 | / |
| Godøy | 75 | 86 | / |
| Oddey | 75 | 81 | / |
| Hoday | 75 | 79 | / |
| O'Dey | 75 | 59 | / |
| Oddoy | 75 | 52 | / |
| Odeyh | 75 | 51 | / |
| Godyo | 75 | 28 | / |
| Goydy | 75 | 28 | / |
| Odhiy | 75 | 26 | / |
| Hodiy | 75 | 20 | / |
| Oddøy | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ouday | 75 | 17 | / |
| Odhoy | 75 | 15 | / |
| O'Doy | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ouddy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Godhy | 75 | 7 | / |
| Odday | 75 | 7 | / |
| Oudey | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hoidy | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ojdey | 75 | 6 | / |
| Oudys | 75 | 5 | / |
| Odiey | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oodey | 75 | 5 | / |
| Odhay | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hosdy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Goduy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oeddy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Odehy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Godóy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Godyň | 75 | 3 | / |
| Odhyz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ostdy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oidey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Odych | 75 | 2 | / |
| Odaiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osdey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Godyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gohdy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Godyy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Odeyj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oodoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oudoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Otdoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Odoyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Odycz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Odyoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oeday | 75 | 1 | / |
| Odhey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oohdy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Odoey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Odays | 75 | 1 | / |
| Odeey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Otdey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoedy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hohdy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gotdy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Oda | 67 | 223,510 | / |
| Ode | 67 | 48,208 | / |
| Odi | 67 | 15,068 | / |
| Ady | 67 | 12,629 | / |
| Edy | 67 | 10,411 | / |
| Godday | 67 | 5,163 | / |
| Goodey | 67 | 2,375 | / |
| Udy | 67 | 2,069 | / |
| Goddey | 67 | 1,808 | / |
| Goudey | 67 | 1,117 | / |
| Gooday | 67 | 476 | / |
| Goiday | 67 | 224 | / |
| Hojdys | 67 | 186 | / |
| Houdoy | 67 | 69 | / |
| Godaya | 67 | 66 | / |
| Gooddy | 67 | 63 | / |
| Oudaya | 67 | 55 | / |
| Hosdey | 67 | 54 | / |
| Godhiy | 67 | 35 | / |
| Oidhay | 67 | 35 | / |
| Godhay | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hodych | 67 | 30 | / |
| Odé | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hodysh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hojdyś | 67 | 23 | / |
| Goodoy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Oidaya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Goddoy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hodysz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ády | 67 | 11 | / |
| Odj | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hoiday | 67 | 8 | / |
| Godddy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Houday | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houdey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gouday | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hodyss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Godhey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goodiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hojdyš | 67 | 4 | / |
| Godooy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odè | 67 | 3 | / |
| Godaiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hodhiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odhaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goyday | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goudoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oduoyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odooyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oudysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyday | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoddey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godgay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godioy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oodeey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odoeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odioyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooday | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooddy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoidys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouddey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Oday | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godhoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goddiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hodday | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hohday | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goodhy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoodey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoeddy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oddeys | 67 | 0 | / |
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