English: variant of Dodd with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. As a surname Dodds is often in variation with Dodd from the 16th century onward.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Dodds family from?
You can see how Dodds families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dodds family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dodds families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 359 Dodds families living in Ontario. This was about 57% of all the recorded Dodds's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Dodds families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Dodds surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Dodds. 38% of Dodds men worked as a Farmer and 12% of Dodds women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dodds were Clerk and Dressmaker. .
Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Dodds life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Dodds in 1943 was 32, and 76 in 2004.