Anyone on here with the same last name as me?

Question

My last name is 'Codd' and its Scottish, so it is not common here in the US. I was wondering if its common in the UK though? It would be interesting to find out and maybe learn more about the history behind it. Thanks!

Answer 1

According to ancestry.com,  its origin is English or Irish, and has a very interesting nickname in the UK  :)

CODD Name Meaning and History

1) English: metonymic occupational name for a maker of purses and bags, from Middle English cod ‘bag’.

2) English: nickname for a man noted for his apparent sexual prowess, from cod (piece), in Tudor times the garment worn prominently over the male genitals.

3) English: from Middle English cod, the fish (of uncertain origin, perhaps a transferred use of 1), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish, or possibly as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in some way.

4) Irish: variant of Cody.

5) Irish (County Wexford): from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Cod.

This link has facts taken from the 1881 census records showing the most common areas in the UK where Codd families resided.

http://www.ancestry.com/facts/codd-famil...

Answer 2

Google on Codd family to find quite a lot about the family.

The name is not unusual in the UK.

Answer 3

This is one explanation of the origin of the last name Codd.

Surname: Codd

This interesting surname may be a metonymic occupational name for a maker of purses and bags, deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century "cod(e)" meaning "bag". It may also be a metonymic occupational nickname for a fishmonger, deriving from the Middle English "codde" meaning "fish". Finally, it may be a variant of Cody which is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic O Cuidighthigh meaning "descendant of Cuidightheach", a byname for a helpful person. The surname dates back to the mid 12th Century, (see below). Further recordings include John Lecod (1219), witness, "The Assize Rolls of Yorkshire", and Henry Cod (1273) "The Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire". Variations in the idiom of the spelling include Cod, Code, Coad, Coade, etc.. One Katheryn Cod married Bartylmewe West on April 29th 1546, at St. Margaret, Westminster. Margaret, daughter of George Codde, was christened on December 26th 1577, at Christchurch, Greyfriars, London, and Susan Codd married Christopher Park in London in July 1620. Thomas and John Codd, famine emigrants, sailed from Liverpool aboard the "Henry-Clay" bound for New York on April 26th 1847. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Osbert Cod, which was dated 1148, in Winton, Hampshire, during the reign of King Stephen, known as "Count of Blois", 1135 - 1154.

Edit: There are in excess of 1050  Codd's in Britain today.

There do not appear to be any in Scotland or Northern Ireland, except for a very small number in Wales, they are all in England.

Answer 4

Only two in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly  UK telephone directory.

So it cannot be that common down here either.

It will be easy to research further.

Answer 5

nope mine is Gucci

Answer 6

no,but I have a very Scottish last name too....Stewart. My great grandmother came over from Scotland.

Answer 7

not me

Answer 8

Nope and i dont know anyone with the name Codd but my surname is scottish too - Brennan x

Answer 9

Hi, I live in South Wales and I do know of one person with this surname.There is one 'Codd' listed in the telephone directory here.And I've found this link that may be of interest, it's about your family coat of arms:

http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx...

Answer 10

The chances of that are highly unlikely...