How common is the surname Bode?

5,824 people in the United States had the surname Bode in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,013 Americans. It ranked 5,919th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bode?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bode identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bode?

Dániel Böde, association footballer, followed by Hendrik Wade Bode.

Where is the surname Bode most common?

Wikidata records people named Bode in the United States, Hungary and Albania and 1 other country.

Is the surname Bode getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,824 in 2010, down 1.9%.

Is Bode also a first name?

Yes. Bode is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bode

A surname, carried by 5,824 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bode is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

* As a Dutch and German surname, from bode (“messenger”). * As a German and Danish surname, from the name Bodo, derived from Old Saxon bodo (“messenger”), related to above. * As a Dutch and German surname, from Bude (“booth, small house”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,824 people named Bode in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,013 Americans. That is down 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,935.

#5,919

rank among US surnames

5,824

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

-1.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,400)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,913	Barner	5,827	52,985
#5,914	Blume	5,826	52,994
#5,917	Bellinger	5,825	53,004
#5,919	Bode	5,824	53,013
#5,921	Derby	5,822	53,031

Who is named Bode

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Bode identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bodes

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dániel Böde
Association footballer, born 1986
Hendrik Wade Bode
American engineer, researcher, and inventor (1905–1982)
Marissa Bode
American actress, born 2000
Vaughn Bodē
American underground comics and graphic design artist (1941–1975)
Ridvan Bode
Albanian politician, born 1959
Ralf D. Bode
American cinematographer (1941-2001)

Notable Bodes come mostly from the United States (3), Hungary (1) and Albania (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bode

Bode has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

Questions

Where does the surname Bode come from?: * As a Dutch and German surname, from bode (“messenger”). * As a German and Danish surname, from the name Bodo, derived from Old Saxon bodo (“messenger”), related to above. * As a Dutch and German surname, from Bude (“booth, small house”).
How common is the surname Bode?: 5,824 people in the United States had the surname Bode in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,013 Americans. It ranked 5,919th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bode?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bode identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bode?: Dániel Böde, association footballer, followed by Hendrik Wade Bode.
Where is the surname Bode most common?: Wikidata records people named Bode in the United States, Hungary and Albania and 1 other country.
Is the surname Bode getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,824 in 2010, down 1.9%.
Is Bode also a first name?: Yes. Bode is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.