O'Dell

O'Dell is an English surname originating from the village Odell in Bedfordshire, England. Folk etymology gave it a misleading Irish O'Dell spelling. Some families anglicized their name over time.

This article is about the surname. For the railway point in British Columbia, Canada, see O'Dell, British Columbia.

Notable people with the surname include (in alphabetical order):

  • Billy O'Dell (1933-2018), American baseball player
  • Cricket O'Dell, fictional character from Archie Comics
  • Jack O'Dell (1923-2019), American civil rights activist
  • Nancy O'Dell (born 1966), American television host and entertainment journalist
  • Patrick O'Dell (born 1938), American award-winning Cinematographer for CBS News
  • Rick O'Dell (born 1948), American racing driver
  • Scott O'Dell (1898–1989), American children's author
  • Tom O'Dell, American television host
  • Tony O'Dell, American actor
  • Walden O'Dell, American businessmanz
  • [[Alice o'dell

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