Hodder is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

surname, derived from the

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

word "hod", meaning hood. Therefore, the original bearer of the name was a seller or maker of hoods.

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Alfred Hodder Alfred LeRoy Hodder (September 18, 1866 – March 3, 1907) was an American author, attorney, Bryn Mawr College professor, private secretary to Manhattan District Attorney William Travers Jerome, muckraking journalist, and voice of the Progressiv ...

(1866–1907), American author, attorney and academic *

Bill Hodder William Hodder was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Notts County. Early career Bill Hodder was born and grew up in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Bill Hodder signed for Notts Rangers in 1887. Notts Rangers were founded in ...

(1865–1897), English footballer *

Christopher Hodder-Williams John Christopher Glazebrook Hodder-Williams (25 August 1926 – 15 May 1995) was an English musician, songwriter and author, primarily of science fiction. He also wrote novels about aviation and espionage. He was the son of Ralph Hodder-Williams ...

(1926–1995), British writer * Clark Hodder (1903–1968), American athlete, coach and administrator * Courtney Hodder (born 2000), Australian rules footballer * Daria Hodder, Australian professional wrestler known as Zaria * Dick Hodder (1923–2006), British geographer and academic * Errol Hodder (born 1938), Australian trade unionist *

Francis Hodder Francis Samuel Hodder (11 February 1906 – 6 September 1943) was an Irish first-class cricketer, rugby union player and Royal Air Force officer. Hodder served in the Royal Air Force from 1925 until his death in 1943 during the Second World War ...

(1906–1943), Irish cricketer, rugby union player and Royal Air Force officer * Frank Heywood Hodder (1860–1935), American historian * Harvey Hodder (1943–2020), Canadian politician *

Ian Hodder Ian Richard Hodder (born 23 November 1948, in Bristol) is a British archaeologist and pioneer of postprocessualist theory in archaeology that first took root among his students and in his own work between 1980 and 1990. At this time he had suc ...

(born 1948), British archaeologist * Jessie Donaldson Hodder (1867–1931), American women's prison reformer *

Jim Hodder (musician) Jim Hodder (December 17, 1947 – June 5, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the original drummer for Steely Dan. After leading the Boston group Bead Game, Hodder moved to Los Angeles to join Steely Dan. He played on their first thr ...

(1947–1990), American musician, from Steely Dan *

Jim Hodder (politician) James Eric Hodder (December 29, 1940 – March 2, 2021) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Port au Port (electoral district), Port au Port in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1975 to 1993, an ...

(1940–2021), Canadian politician *

Justine Hodder Justine Hodder (born 10 March 1972) is an Australian former professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two team ...

(born 1972), Australian tennis player *

Kane Hodder Kane Warren Hodder (born April 8, 1955)According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905–1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com is an Americ ...

(born 1955), American actor and stuntman *

Mark Hodder Mark Hodder is an English author, since 2008 living in Spain. His six-part series of 'Burton & Swinburne' steampunk novels opened with '' The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack'', which went on to win the 2010 Philip K. Dick Award. The following ...

, English writer *

Mary Hodder Mary J. Hodder (April 5, 1945 – January 26, 2025) was a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Burin-Placentia West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2003 as a member of the Liberal Party.

(1945–2025), Canadian politician *Michael Hodder (1968–1999), British train driver killed in the

Ladbroke Grove rail crash The Ladbroke Grove rail crash (also known as the Paddington rail crash) was a rail accident which occurred on 5 October 1999 at Ladbroke Grove in London, England, when a Thames Trains-operated passenger train Signal passed at danger, passed a s ...

Paul Hodder Paul Sidney Hodder (born 13 April 1965) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer, and is now a rugby union coach. Rugby union Hodder was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. He played under-age rugby union for Waikato and New Zealand ...

(born 1965), New Zealand rugby player and cricketer *

Robin Hodder Robin Godfrey Hodder (1 October 1937 – 19 March 2006) was a field hockey player from Australia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is t ...

(1937–2006), Australian field hockey player *

Stephen Hodder Stephen Hodder (born 1956) is an English architect who won the RIBA's Stirling Prize in 1996. He is also a partner at his own practice Hodder Associates which was founded in 1992 in Manchester. In 2012, Hodder was elected for a two-year term ...

, MBE (born 1956), English architect *

Walter Hodder Walter Harold Hodder (1909 – 1993) was an educator and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Burgeo and La Poile in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1962 to 1971. Hodder was born in Ireland's Eye, Trinity Bay and was educate ...

(1909–1993), Canadian educator and politician *

Wilfred Hodder Wilfred Hodder (6 May 1896 – 12 November 1957) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s, and rugby league administrator. He played representative level rugby u ...

(1896–1957), Welsh rugby footballer *

William Hodder William Hodder (born 31 August 1947) is a sailor from Australia, who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain as helmsman in the Soling The Soling is an Keelboat, open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "Inte ...

(born 1947), Australian sailor

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Hodder & Stoughton Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint of Hachette.H ...

, a British publisher *

Kane Hodder (band) Kane Hodder was a hardcore/indie rock band formed in 2002, who also incorporates influences ranging from surf, 1960s soul, funk, and Latin lounge, among others. They remained in Fueled by Ramen's alumni for some time,River Hodder The River Hodder is in Lancashire, England. It is a County Biological Heritage Site. It rises on White Hill and flows for approximately 23 miles to the River Ribble, of which it is the largest tributary. The Hodder drains much of the Fore ...

, a river in Lancashire, England * Hodder River, a river in New Zealand * SS ''Hodder'', a freight vessel

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