Odom Family History
Odom Name Meaning
English:: from Middle English othom odam (Old English āthum ādam) ‘son-in-law’ or ‘brother-in-law’. habitational name from Odam in Highampton or from Odam Barton in Romansleigh (both Devon). The placenames probably derive from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + hām ‘village homestead’ or hamm ‘water meadow’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022