How common is the surname Dodd?

30,732 people in the United States had the surname Dodd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,046 Americans. It ranked 1,144th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dodd?

Chris Dodd, American lawyer and politician (born 1944), followed by Claire Dodd.

Where is the surname Dodd most common?

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

Is the surname Dodd getting more or less common?

More common. 30,029 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,732 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Dodd also a first name?

Yes. Dodd 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 Dodd

An English surname, carried by 30,732 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dodd is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

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.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 30,732 people named Dodd in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,046 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 30,029.

#1,144

rank among US surnames

30,732

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,065)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,135	Bruno	30,883	9,997
#1,136	Segura	30,880	9,998
#1,137	Beach	30,867	10,002
#1,138	Castellanos	30,859	10,005
#1,139	Tillman	30,825	10,016
#1,140	Alford	30,771	10,034
#1,141	McLeod	30,769	10,034

Who is named Dodd

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

84% of people named Dodd identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dodds

18 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1965
Mike Dodd
American beach volleyball player, born 1957
David Dodd
American educator and economist, 1895–1988
Martha Dodd
American journalist, novelist and spy for the Soviet Union (1908–1990)
William Dodd
American historian and ambassador to Germany, 1869–1940
Travis Dodd
Australian soccer player, born 1980
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, born 1985

Notable Dodds come mostly from the United States (14), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Dodd

Dodd has the Soundex code D300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D300.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dodd come from?: 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…
How common is the surname Dodd?: 30,732 people in the United States had the surname Dodd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,046 Americans. It ranked 1,144th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dodd?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Dodd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dodd?: Chris Dodd, American lawyer and politician (born 1944), followed by Claire Dodd.
Where is the surname Dodd most common?: Wikidata records people named Dodd in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Dodd getting more or less common?: More common. 30,029 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,732 in 2010, up 2.3%.
What are other spellings of Dodd?: Dod.
Is Dodd also a first name?: Yes. Dodd 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.