Given name & surname

Dodds

Dodds is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Dodds connects to the Roger name family through Dodge. An origin associated with Roger is Germanic.

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How it developed

From Middle English Dodd, built from English Dodd + s.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Dodds connects to the Roger name family through Dodge. The history of Roger gives this family its wider story. Roger’s historical bearers include members of the aristocracy.

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Dodds’s family of names

Dodds has a related form in Dodge.

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