Hodor is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hodor
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Hodor is variant of the Hodder. A river of Yorkshire tributary to the Ribble. But there is Hoder in Hundred Rolls denoting some occupation.

Hodor is the variant form of Harder. Dweller at, or near, the hard or firm embankment; one who took care of animals, a herder.

The family name Hodor is a variation of Hodder. One who made head coverings or hoods; one who came from Hood meaning "shelter," the name of places in Devonshire and Yorkshire; descendant of Hood or Hud, a pet form of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

How popular is Hodor?

As per 2010 US census, number of Hodors plummeted by 1.99 per cent to 295 since 2000 and slipped by 4695 spots and ranked at 66931. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.8 92.69
Black 6.78 4.98

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Stanislaus Hodor was 26 years old when he migrated to USA on April 19, 1887. He lived in Ponschau, Germany where he worked as laborer and took Fulda from Bremen.

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