Thaddeus Forename
27,508th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 30,573 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada
Thaddeus Forename Definition:
Formerly, often THADDÆUS. This m. ‘Christian’ may be a Latinized version of Judah (or Jude), ‘but though Ireland swarms with Thadys, who write themselves Thaddeus, this is only as a supposed English version of their ancient Erse, Tadhg (a poet),’ as Charlotte Yonge so sweetly remarks.
Read More About This ForenameThaddeus Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 16,129 | 1:22,477 | 1,735 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 7,692 | 1:23,084 | 2,240 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2,281 | 1:9,474 | 1,154 |
| Kenya | 100% | 1,110 | 1:41,718 | 3,047 |
| Jamaica | - | 621 | 1:4,643 | 760 |
| Philippines | 99% | 511 | 1:207,455 | 9,114 |
| Ghana | 100% | 337 | 1:80,078 | 3,677 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 242 | 1:125,826 | 8,327 |
| Uganda | 99% | 170 | 1:240,923 | 7,671 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 165 | 1:93,478 | 6,887 |
| Canada | 100% | 157 | 1:211,041 | 7,880 |
| England | 100% | 145 | 1:383,468 | 8,938 |
| South Africa | 98% | 117 | 1:466,091 | 22,847 |
| Germany | 100% | 66 | 1:1,464,816 | 9,722 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 66 | 1:2,694 | 508 |
| Bahamas | - | 62 | 1:6,441 | 914 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 61 | 1:133,644 | 11,810 |
| Ireland | 99% | 52 | 1:89,298 | 2,331 |
| Thailand | 100% | 47 | 1:1,490,762 | 46,917 |
| Grenada | 100% | 45 | 1:2,403 | 485 |
| India | 100% | 39 | 1:31,150,717 | 630,417 |
| Zambia | - | 37 | 1:428,508 | 10,596 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 33 | 1:41,255 | 3,938 |
| Guyana | 100% | 30 | 1:25,442 | 2,915 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 27 | 1:626,003 | 13,680 |
| Singapore | 100% | 23 | 1:273,350 | 9,239 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 20 | 1:5,579 | 946 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| New Zealand | - | 18 | 1:252,002 | 7,674 |
| Belize | 100% | 15 | 1:23,621 | 2,493 |
| Guam | - | 14 | 1:11,475 | 1,503 |
| Panama | 100% | 14 | 1:279,040 | 9,506 |
| Liberia | 100% | 14 | 1:315,147 | 9,860 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Brazil | 100% | 12 | 1:17,853,013 | 181,068 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 11 | 1:9,977 | 1,310 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Sweden | 100% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| Australia | - | 7 | 1:1,951,089 | 17,897 |
| Austria | 100% | 7 | 1:1,216,314 | 8,086 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Tanzania | - | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| Czechia | 100% | 5 | 1:2,131,232 | 5,044 |
| Denmark | - | 4 | 1:1,412,374 | 15,217 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Norway | 100% | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Indonesia | - | 3 | 1:85,987,889 | 1,072,651 |
| Afghanistan | - | 3 | 1:10,874,505 | 40,253 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Dominica | - | 2 | 1:37,736 | 863 |
| Costa Rica | - | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
The alternate forms: Thäddeus (1) are calculated separately.
Thaddeus (2,236) may also be a surname.
Thaddeus Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Formerly, often THADDÆUS. This m. ‘Christian’ may be a Latinized version of Judah (or Jude), ‘but though Ireland swarms with Thadys, who write themselves Thaddeus, this is only as a supposed English version of their ancient Erse, Tadhg (a poet),’ as Charlotte Yonge so sweetly remarks.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Meaning: sucking plenty.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Aramaic name, meaning: Praise. (Syriac) Wise.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
User-submitted Reference
This name derives from the Ancient Greek thaddaios, meaning 'daring', 'courageous heart', 'friend', 'noble' and 'generous'.
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Sample size: 3,154 (2014)
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