Explore the Family Name Bodell

The meaning of Bodell

1. English (Midlands): probably a variant of Bodle. 2. Swedish: from bod ‘small hut’ + the suffix -ell, a derivative of the Latin adjectival ending -elius. 3. Perhaps an altered form of German Bodelle, an occupational name for a beadle. Compare Bittel.

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How common is the last name Bodell in the United States?

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bodell has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 24,784 in terms of popularity but rose to the rank of 24,718 by 2010, demonstrating a change of around 0.27%. During this same period, the actual count of people bearing the surname increased from 943 to 1009, marking a growth rate of 7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,784	#24,718	0.27%
Count	943	1,009	7%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bodell

Analyzing the ethnic identity of bearers of the Bodell surname as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were notable changes between 2000 and 2010. People identifying as White made up the majority with 96.18% in 2000 and a slight decrease to 95.84% in 2010. Hispanic representation saw an increase of 13.43%, going up from 2.01% to 2.28%. The percentage of individuals who identify with two or more races slightly decreased from 0.95% to 0.89%. Interestingly, the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which was at 0% in 2000, showed a minor presence in 2010 with 0.59%. Conversely, those identified as Black went from 0.53% to zero, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained unchanged at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.18%	95.84%	-0.35%
Hispanic	2.01%	2.28%	13.43%
Two or More Races	0.95%	0.89%	-6.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.59%	0%
Black	0.53%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%