Hodder

Hodder is an English surname, derived from the Old English word "hod", meaning hood. Therefore, the original bearer of the name was a seller or maker of hoods.

People

 * Alfred Hodder (1866–1907), American author, attorney and academic
 * Bill Hodder (1865–1897), English footballer
 * Christopher Hodder-Williams (1926–1995), British writer
 * Clark Hodder (1903–1968), American athlete, coach and administrator
 * Courtney Hodder (born 2000), Australian rules footballer
 * Dick Hodder (1923–2006), British geographer and academic
 * Errol Hodder (born 1938), Australian trade unionist
 * Francis Hodder (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 (born 1948), British archaeologist
 * Jessie Donaldson Hodder (1867–1931), American women's prison reformer
 * Jim Hodder (musician) (1947–1990), American musician, from Steely Dan
 * Jim Hodder (politician) (1940–2021), Canadian politician
 * Justine Hodder (born 1972), Australian tennis player
 * Kane Hodder (born 1955), American actor and stuntman
 * Mark Hodder (fl. 2010–2015), English writer
 * Mary Hodder (born 1945), Canadian politician
 * Michael Hodder (1968–1999), British train driver killed in the Ladbroke Grove rail crash
 * Paul Hodder (born 1965), New Zealand rugby player and cricketer
 * Robin Hodder (1937–2006), Australian field hockey player
 * Stephen Hodder, MBE (born 1956), English architect
 * Walter Hodder (1909–1993), Canadian educater and politician
 * Wilfred Hodder (1896–1957), Welsh rugby footballer
 * William Hodder (born 1947), Australian sailor

Other uses

 * Hodder & Stoughton, a British publisher
 * Kane Hodder (band), American hardcore band
 * River Hodder, a river in Lancashire, England
 * Hodder River, a river in New Zealand
 * SS Hodder, a freight vessel