Ody Surname

102,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

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.

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Ody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,4641:62,7985,897
Brazil9151:233,9619,041
Ivory Coast5501:41,9482,699
England3401:163,87715,242
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
France1861:357,11153,432
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Switzerland751:109,50611,444
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Romania611:329,14528,853
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Australia341:793,99150,673
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Benin281:369,12927,947
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Syria251:772,0416,079
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Wales41:773,63329,106
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2221:109,79910,786
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

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.

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

V. Oddy.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Simon Audé, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Henry, John Ode, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Ody was a Christmalford name in the 17th century (A.); it is now well represented around Swindon.

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

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odey8648,068/
Oday867,650/
Gody865,681/
Oddy863,341/
Hody861,461/
Odoy86672/
Oudy86318/
Oody86149/
Odys8638/
Oedy8635/
Osdy8619/
Oduy868/
Odyi867/
Odiy867/
Odyo863/
Oydy862/
Oidy861/
Uody861/
Odyp861/
Godoy75379,874/
Godiy757,914/
Goudy754,825/
Goody754,089/
O'Day752,492/
Goddy751,908/
Goday751,695/
Godey751,465/
Oiday751,205/
Hoddy75786/
Hodey75740/
Odaya75521/
Hodys75396/
Hoody75342/
Hodyi75251/
Houdy75225/
Godøy7586/
Oddey7581/
Hoday7579/
O'Dey7559/
Oddoy7552/
Odeyh7551/
Godyo7528/
Goydy7528/
Odhiy7526/
Hodiy7520/
Oddøy7520/
Ouday7517/
Odhoy7515/
O'Doy759/
Ouddy758/
Godhy757/
Odday757/
Oudey757/
Hoidy756/
Ojdey756/
Oudys755/
Odiey755/
Oodey755/
Odhay754/
Hosdy753/
Goduy753/
Oeddy753/
Odehy753/
Godóy753/
Godyň753/
Odhyz753/
Ostdy752/
Oidey752/
Odych752/
Odaiy751/
Osdey751/
Godyi751/
Gohdy751/
Godyy751/
Odeyj751/
Oodoy751/
Oudoy751/
Otdoy751/
Odoyh751/
Odycz751/
Odyoa751/
Oeday751/
Odhey751/
Oohdy751/
Odoey751/
Odays751/
Odeey751/
Otdey751/
Hoedy751/
Hohdy750/
Gotdy750/
Oda67223,510/
Ode6748,208/
Odi6715,068/
Ady6712,629/
Edy6710,411/
Godday675,163/
Goodey672,375/
Udy672,069/
Goddey671,808/
Goudey671,117/
Gooday67476/
Goiday67224/
Hojdys67186/
Houdoy6769/
Godaya6766/
Gooddy6763/
Oudaya6755/
Hosdey6754/
Godhiy6735/
Oidhay6735/
Godhay6732/
Hodych6730/
Odé6730/
Hodysh6729/
Hojdyś6723/
Goodoy6719/
Oidaya6713/
Goddoy6713/
Hodysz6713/
Ády6711/
Odj679/
Hoiday678/
Godddy678/
Houday676/
Houdey676/
Gouday676/
Hodyss675/
Godhey674/
Goodiy674/
Hojdyš674/
Godooy673/
Odè673/
Godaiy673/
Hodhiy673/
Odhaya673/
Goyday672/
Goudoy672/
Oduoyi672/
Odooyi672/
Oudysh671/
Hoyday671/
Hoddey671/
Godgay671/
Godioy671/
Oodeey671/
Odoeyi671/
Odioyi671/
Hooday671/
Hooddy671/
Hoidys671/
Ouddey671/
Odaaya671/
O'Oday671/
Godhoy671/
Goddiy671/
Goodyy671/
Hodday671/
Hohday670/
Goodhy670/
Hoodey670/
Hoeddy670/
Oddeys670/

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