# Dodds (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dodds/  
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 | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,813 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,031 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 35,033 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (8,534 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Dodd + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Middle English Dodd.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dodds 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dodds in the United States.

## People named Dodds

- Johnny Dodds, American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist (1892–1940)
- Baby Dodds, American musician (1898–1959)
- Megan Dodds, American actress

## Similar surnames

Dodge, Dietz, Deutsch, Dudek, Deitz, Deeds, Dedios, Dedeaux, Dudás, Deitch, Dotts, Dudash.

## 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.