How common is the surname Dodds?

8,813 people in the United States had the surname Dodds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,033 Americans. It ranked 4,031st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dodds?

Johnny Dodds, American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist (1892–1940), followed by Baby Dodds.

Where is the surname Dodds most common?

Wikidata records people named Dodds in the United States.

Is the surname Dodds getting more or less common?

More common. 8,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,813 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Dodds

An English patronymic surname, carried by 8,813 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dodds is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

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

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 8,813 people named Dodds in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,033 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,534.

#4,031

rank among US surnames

8,813

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,817)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,022	Chiang	8,841	34,922
#4,024	Fung	8,837	34,938
#4,025	Hutchings	8,833	34,954
#4,026	Himes	8,831	34,962
#4,027	Frame	8,827	34,977
#4,028	Creel	8,815	35,025
#4,029	Fortin	8,814	35,029

Who is named Dodds

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

88% of people named Dodds identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Doddss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist (1892–1940)
Baby Dodds
American musician (1898–1959)
Megan Dodds
American actress, born 1970

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dodds come from?: From Dodd + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Middle English Dodd.
How common is the surname Dodds?: 8,813 people in the United States had the surname Dodds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,033 Americans. It ranked 4,031st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dodds?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Dodds identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dodds?: Johnny Dodds, American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist (1892–1940), followed by Baby Dodds.
Where is the surname Dodds most common?: Wikidata records people named Dodds in the United States.
What type of surname is Dodds?: Dodds is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Dodds getting more or less common?: More common. 8,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,813 in 2010, up 3.3%.