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Early Origins of the Bodecker family

The surname Bodecker was first found in Prussia, where the name Bodecker was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society of early Europe. The name would later emerge as a noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches, and become noted for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs.

Early History of the Bodecker family

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Bodecker Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bodecker, Boddecker, Bodeckker, Bodecher, Boddecher, Bodeker, Bodekker, Boddekker, Bodicker, Boddicker, Boedecker, Boeddecker, Boedeckker, Boedecher, Boeddecher, Boedeker, Boeddekker, Boedicker, Boeddicker, Budecker, Buedecker, Buddecker, Bueddecker, Budeckker, Buedeckker, Budecher, Buedecher, Buddecher, Bueddecker, Budeker, Buedeker, Buddekker, Buedekker, Budicker, Buedicker, Buddicker and many more.

Early Notables of the Bodecker family

Notable figures of the time with the name Bodecker were

  • Stephan Bodecker (1384-1459), 37th Bishop of Brandenburg...


United States Bodecker migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bodecker Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johann Bodecker, who landed in America in 1783 [1]
  • Johann Friedr Bodecker, who landed in America in 1783 [1]
Bodecker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Anton Bodecker, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Friedrich"
  • Mrs. Angela Bodecker, (nee Roth), German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Friedrich"
  • Friedrich Bodecker, who arrived in Missouri in 1848
  • Aug Bodecker, age 23, settled in Texas in 1850
  • Augustus Bodecker, age 23, settled in Texas in 1850


  1. 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)


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