From the Dutch Houdt, a wood; the same as Hood.
Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HODD
There are approximately 325 people named Hodd in the UK. That makes it the 12,650th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 5 are named Hodd.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
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Hod
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Hodda
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Hoade
Hoddie
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Hoddey
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Hoads
Hoddl
Hoddv
Hoded
The Hodd surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
From the Dutch Houdt, a wood; the same as Hood.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HODD. 1. See Roger. Hod, Hodd, Hodde, H.R. 2. A personnl name of gi-eat antiquitv, which may be derived from Hodr, the blind son of Odin. See Ferguson.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.