Body Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Body Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Body family

Profession Census Frequency
School 117
Farm Labourer 23
Farmer 20
Private Means 10
Dressmaker 9
Showman 8
None 8
At School 8
Domestic Servant 7
General Servant (domestic) 6
Clerk 5
Compositor 5
House Painter 5
Labourer On Farm 5
Housekeeper 5
Laundress 5
Cabinet Maker 4
Tailor 4
Housemaid (domestic) 4
Scholar 4
Nil 4
Carpenter 4
Waggoner On Farm 3
School Mistress 3
Porter 3

Body Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Boddy 80% 12,289
2 Body 100% 8,464
3 Abdy 50% 758
4 Bodey 80% 631
5 Beady 60% 334
6 Abdey 40% 324
7 Badey 60% 155
8 Ebdy 50% 148
9 Bady 75% 135
10 Boody 80% 107
11 Abday 40% 105

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The surname Body is the 2nd most popular variant of Boddy.

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