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    The surname Bodo

    A Hungarian surname, carried by 636 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B300

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bodo is more common than 78.2% of them.

    Origin

    Hungarian origin

    * As a Hungarian surname, Bodó, from the old name Bod or from a Slavic name meaning "to inspire" (see Buda). * As a Polish and Slovak surname Boďo, from the old Slavic name Ostrobod, from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ (“sharp”) + *bosti (“to sting, stab”). * As a German surname, from the noun Bodo (“messenger”). This is also found in parts of France and Italy. * As a French surname, variant of Bodeau (from Old French boel (“gut, intestine”), from Late Latin botellus) and Thibodeau.

    One of 46 Hungarian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 636 people named Bodo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 485,449 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 614.

    #35,395
    rank among US surnames
    636
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #34,799)

    Who is named Bodo

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

    92% of people named Bodo identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bodo

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

    Other Hungarian surnames

    All 46 Hungarian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bodo come from?
    * As a Hungarian surname, Bodó, from the old name Bod or from a Slavic name meaning "to inspire" (see Buda). * As a Polish and Slovak surname Boďo, from the old Slavic name Ostrobod, from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ (“sharp”) + *bosti (“to sting, stab”). * As a German surname, from the noun Bodo…
    How common is the surname Bodo?
    636 people in the United States had the surname Bodo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 485,449 Americans. It ranked 35,395th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bodo?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bodo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Bodo getting more or less common?
    More common. 614 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 636 in 2010, up 3.6%.
    Is Bodo also a first name?
    Yes. Bodo 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.