The Bodo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 636 people carried this name — #35,395 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 614 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
581 people named Bodo have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 653 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 460 people named Bodo.
38 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 175 people named Bodo live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
55 people named Bodo live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bodo.
- Bodet 120 · U.S. census
- Bodey 455 · U.S. census
- Bodi 724 · U.S. census
- Bodie 2,640 · U.S. census
- Bodin 2,129 · U.S. census
- Bodnar 5,502 · U.S. census
- Bodon 307 · U.S. census
- Bodrero 130 · U.S. census
- Body 1,954 · U.S. census
- Boe 3,850 · U.S. census
- Boegler 107 · U.S. census
- Boeglin 317 · U.S. census
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