Hey, Angela--
Don't know that there is much more for me to say. I understand that the surname, "Iodice," derives from Giudice, which means judge. Interestingly enough, I understand it is found as far north as Venice and was a common surname for Italian Jews.
We are not sure how the name was changed, but my paternal grandparents were married in the Macerata Campania section of Caserta, about 25 miles northeast of Naples. It is a very beautiful there, as you might imagine. Best I can surmise, my grandparents emigrated here around 1914. My grandmother, Giovanna, died in 1941 and my grandfather died in December 1955.
We have no relatives in the Bronx, but my Iodice grandparents were third cousins and my grandmother had two sisters who arrived here before she did. They settled in Bridgeport CT and were married there. Grandpa Yodice had relatives in Bergen County NJ.
Sure hope that sheds some light on this for you. There is a very nice gentleman here who wrote to me and seemed to know a great deal about our surname. If I find his name, I will post it here.
Thanks for writing, Angela and good luck! :-)