# Dodd (surname)

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

An English surname from Middle English derived from a Middle English given name of obscure origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 30,732 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,144 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,046 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (30,029 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Dod |

## Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly from any of the following: # Old English personal names Dodd(a), Dudd(a) # The Proto-Germanic root *dudd-/*dodd- (“rounded”), denoting a rounded, lumpish man, or a stupid person. # The same root as Old English dydrian (“to deceive”), denoting a deceiver. # The verb dod (“to make bare, to lop off”), to denote a fairly hairless person.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dodd 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) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dodd in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Dodd

- Chris Dodd, American lawyer and politician (born 1944)
- Claire Dodd, American actress (1908/1911–1973)
- Thomas J. Dodd, American diplomat and politician (1907–1971)
- Mark Dodd, American soccer player
- Mike Dodd, American beach volleyball player
- David Dodd, American educator and economist
- Martha Dodd, American journalist, novelist and spy for the Soviet Union (1908–1990)
- William Dodd, American historian and ambassador to Germany
- Travis Dodd, Australian soccer player
- Steve Dodd, Australian soldier, actor (1928-2014)
- Bella Dodd, American communist and anti-communist (1904-1969)
- Tim Dodd, American space science communicator, YouTuber and musician

and 6 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Dowd, Dowdy, Doud, Doody, Dewitt, Doty, Duda, Duty, Ditto, Dade, Dutta, Daoud.

## 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.