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Dodd
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  • Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Middle English

Uncertain, but possibly from any of the following: # Old English personal names Dodd(a), Dudd(a) # The Proto-Germanic root *dudd-/*dodd- (“rounded”), denoting a rounded, lumpish man, or a stupid person. # The same root as Old English dydrian (“to deceive”), denoting a deceiver. # The verb dod (“to make bare, to lop off”), to denote a fairly hairless person.

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Rank #1032
Frequency 0.04% of population

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Rank #1065
Frequency 30,029 people (11.13 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 85.74% Hispanic 1.57% Black 10.01% Asian/PI 0.67% Native Am. 0.65% Two+ 1.37%

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