Cognomen Bodley (Bodley 
, بودلي) , around the globe, is quite a rare last name. The family name Bodley is characteristic of Saint Lucia, where it is quite a common surname, Jamaica, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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| Bodley | Zambia, Australia, United Kingdom, South Africa, United States |
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thomas bodley English diplomat and scholar (1545-1613), GB (b. 1545) |
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| john bodley English religious radical and publisher (c.1520–1591), GB (b. 1520) |
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| laurence bodley Church of England clergyman (b. 1548) |
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| josias bodley English military engineer, GB (b. 1550) |
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george frederick bodley architect from United Kingdom, GB (b. 1827) |
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rachel bodley US professor, botanist, and educator (1831-1888), US (b. 1831) |
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| alfred bodley (1791-1865) (b. 1791) |
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| william canute bodley (1802-1858) (b. 1802) |
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john edward courtenay bodley British writer, GB (b. 1853) |
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| edward fisher bodley English pottery manufacturer (b. 1815) |
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| eliza waller bodley (1819-1881) (b. 1819) |
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| owen arthur bodley Owen Arthur Bodley (c1836-1910) c1836 Born the son of Alfred Bodley (1791-1865) and his wife Mary Hutchings 1851 Living at Commercial Road, Exeter: Al... (b. 1836) |
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ronald victor courtenay bodley British Army officer (1892-1970), GB (b. 1892) |
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| robert bodley sport shooter, ZA (b. 1878) |
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| owen colin bodley Owen Colin Bodley (1884-1949) of Bodley Brothers and Co 1884 Born in Exeter the son of Owen Arthur Bodley and his wife Alice Margaret McFarland (1858-... (b. 1884) |
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