Bode Family History

Bode Surname Meaning

Dutch and German: occupational name for a messenger or representative Dutch bode Middle Low German bode. A bode was a medieval official with a variety of different functions.

German and Danish: from the North German personal name Bodo, a derivative of Old Saxon bodo ‘messenger, leader’. North German and Dutch: topographic name from Middle Low German bōde, būde ‘booth, small house’.

Danish: habitational name from a place called Bode. English: occupational name for a messenger from Middle English bode ‘herald, messenger’ (Old English boda) or from the Middle English personal name Bode (Old English Boda) derived from the same word.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Rode, Bade, Boye, Boden, Boe, Bodo, Bonde, Bodle, Bole, Body

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11K	Military Records
11K	Immigration Records
29K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Bode family from?

You can see how Bode families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bode family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bode families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 30 Bode families living in London. This was about 22% of all the recorded Bode's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Bode families in 1891.

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What did your Bode ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Bode. 100% of Bode men worked as a General labourer and 88% of Bode women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

88%

Private means

Unpaid domestic duti

silk winder

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Census Record

There are 29K census records available for the last name Bode. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bode census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 11K immigration records available for the last name Bode. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 11K military records available for the last name Bode. For the veterans among your Bode ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bode lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Bode life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Bode in 1957 was 54, and 76 in 2004.

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Bode Surname Meaning

Dutch and German: occupational name for a messenger or representative Dutch bode Middle Low German bode. A bode was a medieval official with a variety of different functions.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Bode family from?

What did your Bode ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

88%

Private means

Unpaid domestic duti

silk winder

What Bode family records will you find?

What is the average Bode lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Bode life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Bode in 1957 was 54, and 76 in 2004.

Bode Family History

Bode Surname Meaning

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Bode Surname Meaning

179,000 record(s) for Bode

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Where is the Bode family from?

What did your Bode ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Bode family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Bode lifespan?

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