As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ODDY. Perhaps the same as Ody from Odo. In Oxfordshire, however, according to Halliwell, eddy means active, brisk — Ijarticularly in reference to old persons.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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