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    The surname Cody

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 19,600 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkoʊdi/ 2 syllables Soundex C300 Also a first name

    Cody: #1,828 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Cody #1,828, 19,600 people Cody: #1,828 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cody #1,828, 19,600 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cody is more common than 98.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    A surname from Irish anglicized from Ó Cuidighthigh (“descendant of Cuidightheach (“helpful”)”).

    Cody is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 19,600 people named Cody in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,752 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,853.

    #1,828
    rank among US surnames
    19,600
    people in 2010
    6.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4%
    change since 2000 (was #1,739)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,819Locklear19,71615,660
    #1,820Linares19,68815,682
    #1,822Marroquin19,66115,703
    #1,823Connors19,63715,723
    #1,824Trent19,63015,728
    #1,825Carmichael19,62815,730
    #1,826Toth19,60615,748

    Who is named Cody

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

    77% of people named Cody identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 77%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 14%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 3.1%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Codys

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lew Cody
      American actor (1884-1934)
    • Bill Cody
      American actor (1891-1948)
    • Jennifer Cody
      American actress and dancer, born 1969
    • Kathleen Cody
      American actress, born 1954
    • Buffalo Bill
      American frontiersman and showman (1846–1917)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Cody

    Cody has the Soundex code C300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C300.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Cody come from?
    Cody is Irish in origin.
    How common is the surname Cody?
    19,600 people in the United States had the surname Cody in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,752 Americans. It ranked 1,828th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cody?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Cody identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Cody?
    Lew Cody, American actor (1884-1934), followed by Bill Cody.
    Where is the surname Cody most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cody in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Cody?
    Cody is /ˈkoʊdi/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Cody?
    Cody is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Cody getting more or less common?
    More common. 18,853 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,600 in 2010, up 4.0%.
    What are other spellings of Cody?
    Cuddihy, Cuddy, Coady, Codi, Codie and Coty.
    Is Cody also a first name?
    Yes. Cody 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.