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Dodds History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

United States Canada Australia New Zealand West Indies

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

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Early Origins of the Dodds family

The surname Dodds was first found in Lyonnais.

Early History of the Dodds family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dodds research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1083, 1524, 1634, 1655, 1664, 1666, 1716, 1751, 1775, 1816, 1848, 1858, 1868, 1870, 1887 and 1919 are included under the topic Early Dodds History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dodds Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dode, Dodon, Dodet, Dodeux, Dodin, Dodart, Dodier, Dodelin, Deaudelin, Dodinat, Dodart, Dodat, Dodds, Dodelier, Doderet, Dodieu, Dodillion, Dodolin, Dodon, Dodun and many more.

Early Notables of the Dodds family

Notable amongst the family was

Alfred-Amedee Dodds was a general who, in 1870, took part in the defense of the city of Bazeilles and was decorated as a result with the grand cross of the Legion of honor and a military medal

Dodds World Ranking

In the United States, the name Dodds is the 4,673^rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in Australia, the name Dodds is ranked the 976^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,060 people with that name. 2 And in New Zealand, the name Dodds is the 798^th popular surname with an estimated 913 people with that name. 3 The United Kingdom ranks Dodds as 671^st with 9,836 people. 4

Dodds migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dodds Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Dodds, who arrived in Virginia in 1607 5
Thomas Dodds, who landed in Maryland in 1674 5

Dodds Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elizabeth Dodds, who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina 1767
William Dodds, who arrived in New York in 1775
William Dodds, aged 29, who landed in New York in 1775 5
David Dodds, who arrived in America in 1795 5

Dodds Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Dodds, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1804 5
Robert Dodds, who landed in Maryland in 1810 5
Charles Dodds, who landed in Maryland in 1826 5
Walter Dodds, aged 22, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 5

Dodds migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dodds Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Dodds, aged 16 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Ayrshire" departing from the port of Newry, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in October 1847 6
Miss. Fanny Dodds, aged 11 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Lord Seaton" departing 12th April 1847 from Belfast, Ireland; the ship arrived on 10th June 1847 but she died on board 7
Mr. Hugh Dodds, aged 4 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Lord Seaton" departing 12th April 1847 from Belfast, Ireland; the ship arrived on 10th June 1847 but he died on board 7
Mr. Thomas Dodds, aged 3 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Lord Seaton" departing 12th April 1847 from Belfast, Ireland; the ship arrived on 10th June 1847 but he died on board 7

Dodds migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Dodds Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Dodds, (Dodd), (b. 1798), aged 20, English carpenter who was convicted in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England for life for burglary, transported aboard the "Baring" in December 1818, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1880 8
George Dodds, Scottish convict from Edinburgh, who was transported aboard the "Albion" on September 21, 1826, settling in New South Wales, Australia 9
Mr. John Dodds, British Convict who was convicted in North Riding, Yorkshire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Asia" on 5th November 1835, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land)1836 10
Alexander Dodds, aged 22, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Palmyra" in 1839 11
Martha Dodds, aged 28, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Norman"

Dodds migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Dodds Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Thomas Dodds, aged 39, a cabinet maker, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1841
Mary Dodds, aged 40, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1841
James Dodds, aged 20, a cabinet maker, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1841
Mary Ann Dodds, aged 16, a servant, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1841
William Dodds, aged 14, a labourer, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1841
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Dodds migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 12

Dodds Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

John Dodds, who settled in Barbados in 1685

Contemporary Notables of the name Dodds (post 1700) +

Warren Baby Dodds (1898-1959), American jazz musician
John M. Dodds (1892-1940), American jazz clarinetist
Francis W. Dodds, American politician, Delegate to Kentucky Secession Convention, 1861 13
Francis Henry Dodds (1858-1940), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1909-13; Defeated, 1912 13
Edward E. Dodds, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Peterborough, 1897 13
E. R. Dodds, American politician, Socialist Principle Independent Candidate for Secretary of State of Oregon, 1928 13
David Dodds, American politician, Mayor of West Linn, Oregon, 2001-04 13
Mrs. Clark Dodds, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1940 13
Charles F. Dodds, American politician, Mayor of Salina, Kansas, 1930-31 13
Bligh A. Dodds, American Republican politician, Chair of St. Lawrence County Republican Party, 1939-42 13
... (Another 26 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Dodds family +

HMAS Sydney II

Mr. Richard Dodds (1915-1941), Australian Leading Aircraftsman from Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 14

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. George Wolfendale Dodds, British Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 15

RMS Titanic

Mr. Henry Watson Dodds (d. 1912), aged 27, English Junior Assistant 4th Engineer from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 16

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
"Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
"UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 24)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 73)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/baring
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Albion voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1826 with 192 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/albion/1826
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th January 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1835
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) PALMYRA 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Palmyra.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html