Body is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Body
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Body is variant form of the Boddy. See Body - Boda, (latinized Bodlus,) occurs in Domesday as a previous tenant, and therefore probably a Saxon. Now boda is Anglo-Saxon, and bodi Old-Norse, for a messenger, and, in a preacher. It follows, therefore, that Truebody is equivalent to 'faithful messenger,' Light body to 'active messenger,' and Freebody to 'ambassador of peace.' (Anglo-Saxon frith, peace.) Again Handsomebody (the original meaning of handsome being handy, active)is a 'useful messenger,' while Goodbody, originally written Godebodi, may be no other than God's messenger-a preacher of the Gospel. The Gr. üyyelog is used in the double sense of messenger and preacher in Mark, i. 2.

The variant form of the Bode. An officer of the court, town crier or constable; descendant of Bode, a pet form of names beginning with Bod meaning "messenger," as Bodewig and Butulf.

One who came from Bod meaning "meadow," in Hungary.

Lastname is the form of the Bowden. One who came from Bowden, i.e., Bucge's pasture, the name of several places in England, or from Bowden, i.e., house on the hill, in Scotland.

Boda, (latinized Bodlus,) occurs in Domesday as a previous tenant, and therefore probably a Saxon. Now boda is Anglo-Saxon, and bodi Old-Norse, for a messenger, and, in a preacher. It follows, therefore, that Truebody is equivalent to 'faithful messenger,' Light body to 'active messenger,' and Freebody to 'ambassador of peace.' (Anglo-Saxon frith, peace.) Again Handsomebody (the original meaning of handsome being handy, active)is a 'useful messenger,' while Goodbody, originally written Godebodi, may be no other than God's messenger-a preacher of the Gospel. The Gr. üyyelog is used in the double sense of messenger and preacher in Mark, i. 2.

The family name Body is the form of Bowden. The B.'s. were of Bowdon Hall, county of Derby, in the XV. century. Yet they have a tradition that they are of Norman descent, and that the name was originally Bodin. In 1572 two protestant Walloons, Nich. and John Bowden, settled at Rye.

How popular is Body?

Body is common in Egypt, United States, France, England, Togo, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Belgium, New Zealand, Canada, Slovakia, Ivory Coast.

Body is ranked 45407 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Body bearers increased by 4.88 per cent in 2010 US census to 1954 since 2000, the surname slipped by 458 spots and ranked at 15099. The last name was found in around 7 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 57.11 55.18
White 36.28 40.79
Others 3.58 1.93
Hispanic or Latino 1.89 1.5
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.72 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0
Body is quite popular family name mostly used in Egypt however Togo is ahead in terms of density. Around 11438 people have been found who wears Body as their family name. Body is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Body:
4,549 Egypt2,014
23,929 United States1,438
6,246 France1,377
5,564 England1,270
1,143 Togo1,260
Countries with hundreds of Body:
4,192 Australia857
9,689 Saudi Arabia477
7,799 Ghana346
6,287 Belgium299
2,731 New Zealand289
14,778 Canada256
8,259 Slovakia122
8,940 Ivory Coast108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,977 Czechia97
54,223 DR Congo96
30,746 Cameroon61
7,697 Portugal57
4,852 Ireland56
2,371 Hong Kong56
9,676 Chile51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
259,912 India47
100,923 Ukraine45
103,431 Germany44
70,377 South Africa43
7,985 Scotland42
176,839 Indonesia41
6,830 Wales38
69,250 Argentina37
2,016 Madagascar36
81,985 Poland29
151,186 Nigeria28
178,836 Brazil27
48,277 Malaysia27
52,403 Spain24
9,575 Mauritania22
70,237 Greece19
14,441 Afghanistan16
4,719 New Caledonia16
25,520 Niger16
16,977 Liberia15
38,752 Hungary14
18,211 Singapore13
61,025 Austria12
6,554 China11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
213,993 Philippines10
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
115,463 Italy8
50,495 Mexico7
94,797 Netherlands7
55,922 Qatar6
553,295 Thailand6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Robert Body from Great Britain aboard the John Hancock from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on September 28, 1849. William Body, aged 19, Thomas Body (40) Servant, Workman Michael Body, 56 years old Elizabeth Body, 18 years old Elizabeth Body, 26 years old Michael Body, Catherine Body (26), are other Body that migrated to US from Liverpool, Dublin, Bristol and Waterford.

From Germany

23 years old horse dealer Aug. Body who was residing in France migrated to USA on May 18, 1874 by Holland put out from Havre & London. 40 years old Emilie-M. Body, Antonie Body, 32 years old Carl Body, Maria Body (2), Regina Body (28), William Body (5), Charles Body, aged 35, are other Body that migrated to US.

Body Namesakes

  • Richard Body, English politician
  • Jack Body, New Zealand composer, ethnomusicologist
  • Patrick Body, former professional gridiron football cornerback and safety free agent

Body Namesakes

  • Richard Body, English politician
  • Jack Body, New Zealand composer, ethnomusicologist
  • Patrick Body, former professional gridiron football cornerback and safety free agent

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