Find out how popular the last name Bodden is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bodden.

Bodden, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bodden surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bodden in America

Bodden is the 10125th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bodden surname appeared 3,183 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Bodden.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bodden to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bodden

The surname Bodden is of German origin, and it is thought to have emerged in the 14th century. The name is derived from the Old German word "boden," which means "ground" or "soil." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived on or worked with the land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bodden can be found in a document from the year 1398, which mentions a person named Hans Bodden. This document is part of the archives of the city of Cologne, Germany.

In the 16th century, the name Bodden appeared in various records and manuscripts from the region of Saxony, Germany. For example, a document from 1543 mentions a Jakob Bodden, who was a landowner in the town of Zwickau.

The surname Bodden is also associated with several place names in Germany. For instance, there is a village called Bodden in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and a lake called the Bodden Lagoon on the Baltic Sea coast.

Notable individuals with the surname Bodden throughout history include:

1. Gottfried Bodden (1675-1742), a German composer and organist who lived in the city of Lübeck.

2. Friedrich Bodden (1804-1877), a German politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Frankfurt Parliament in 1848.

3. Hedwig Bodden (1879-1962), a German artist and painter known for her landscape and still-life paintings.

4. Erich Bodden (1892-1955), a German military officer who served in World War I and World War II, reaching the rank of Major General.

5. Hans-Jürgen Bodden (1932-2007), a German actor and voice actor who worked in theater, film, and television.

It is important to note that while the surname Bodden has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and various historical events.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bodden

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bodden.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bodden was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bodden has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bodden was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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