# Bodkin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bodkin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,759 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,370 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 175,523 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.9% (1,849 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Bodkins |

## Etymology

Ultimately from the Middle Dutch personal name Bodekin, a pet form of Baldwin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bodkin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Similar surnames

Botkin, Batson, Budzinski, Bateson.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.