Odom
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Etymology
From Middle English odam (“son-in-law”), a nickname for someone who married the daughter of a prominent figure in the local community.
Proper noun
Odom (plural Odoms)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Odom is the 996th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35,020 individuals. Odom is most common among White (69.0%) and Black/African American (25.9%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Odom”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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