Bodkin (surname)

Bodkin is an Irish surname of Norman origin. It was one of the 14 merchant families that made up the Tribes of Galway.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Amby Bodkin (fl. 1777–1795), Irish lawyer and duelist
• Archibald Bodkin (1862–1957), English lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions
• Christopher Bodkin (died 1572), Irish prelate, Archbishop of Tuam and Bishop of Kilmacduagh
• Dominic Fursey Bodkin (1843–1929), Irish-Australian Catholic priest
• Dominick Dáll Bodkin (died 1740), Irish mass murderer
• Edward Bodkin, American underground surgeon arrested in 1998
• Frances Bodkin (born 1937), Australian botanist
• J. Alexander Bodkin, American psychiatrist
• John Bodkin (disambiguation), various people
• Joseph Bodkin (1902–1950), Australian politician
• Matt Bodkin (born 1968), English footballer
• Matthias McDonnell Bodkin (1850–1933), Irish MP, author, journalist, newspaper editor, barrister and judge
• Matthias Bodkin (1896–1973), Irish Jesuit priest and author, son of the above
• Maud Bodkin (1875–1967), British classical scholar
• Michael Bodkin (referee), Irish hurling referee
• Odds Bodkin (born 1953), pseudonym of an American storyteller, musician, and author
• Peter Bodkin (1924–1994), English cricketer
• Richard Bodkin, mayor of Galway (1610–1611)
• Shane Bodkin, mayor of Carlingford (1830–1844)
• Teresina Bodkin (died 2025), Montserrat teacher and civil servant, first woman Speaker (2010–2014) of Montserrat's Legislative Council
• Thomas Bodkin (1887–1961), Irish lawyer, art historian, art collector and curator
• Thomas Bodkin (mayor), mayor of Galway (1506–1507)
• Tom Bodkin, American newspaper designer
• William Bodkin (judge) (1791–1874), British barrister and politician
• William Bodkin (New Zealand politician) (1885–1964)

Fictional characters include:

• Monty Bodkin, a recurring character in P. G. Wodehouse novels

• Botkin, a surname