Badd Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Badd Surname Definition:

BAAD: There is a place named Baad near Stirling, and lands of the same name are recorded in Perthshire in 1544 (Retours). From the references the former locality seems to have been the parent of the surname. In Aberdeenshire there is a place named Baad (in parish of Peterculter), a Bad (obsolete place name in Cairnie), and Baud (in Birse), all from Gaelic bad, a cluster, thicket, and by extension of meaning, a hamlet.

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Badd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
India381:20,185,931296,209
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Badd (46) may also be a first name.

Badd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BAAD: There is a place named Baad near Stirling, and lands of the same name are recorded in Perthshire in 1544 (Retours). From the references the former locality seems to have been the parent of the surname. In Aberdeenshire there is a place named Baad (in parish of Peterculter), a Bad (obsolete place name in Cairnie), and Baud (in Birse), all from Gaelic bad, a cluster, thicket, and by extension of meaning, a hamlet. Twenty-nine persons named Bad and Baad are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Stirling between 1625 and 1788. John Bad a charter witness, 1498 (RAA., II, 389,520). John Baid, merchant in Aberdeen, 1541 (SCM., II, p. 33), probably derived his name from one of the Aberdeenshire places so named. Bessie Bad appears in Dunfermline, 1561 (Dunfermline), and Alexander Baud witnessed a tack in Kinloss, 1581 (Laing, 1028). Caution was found for William Bad in Torriburne, 1591 (RPC., IV, p. 577), John Baid, burgess of Dunfermline, 661 (Inquis., 4468), David Bade was merchant in Torryburn, 1650 (Edinb. Marr.), and David Baud is recorded in Craigie, 1717 (Brechin). The name is also found in Culross in 1586 as Baid, and in Dunblane in seventeenth century it occurs as Bad and Baid.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Bad in the Coventry Mysteries means bold.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Badd Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Badd Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Badd (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺪ, Hindi: बद्द, Russian: Бадд) is found most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Badd? popularity and diffusion

Badd is the 1,484,726th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Badd live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States Badd is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Badd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Badd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Badd last name grew 518 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Badd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Badd surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Badd earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.48% less than the national average, earning $34,742 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baddh8977/
Bhadd8926/
Baidd8917/
Badds896/
Baudd895/
Baadd891/
Bajdd891/
Beadd890/
Bad8610,657/
Bauddh801,918/
Baiddh8012/
Bhaddh802/
Badh7584,431/
Baid7515,678/
Badt7511,764/
Baud7510,408/
Bhad756,392/
Baad753,790/
Vadd752,065/
Bead752,030/
Wadd75338/
Bads75228/
Bodd75217/
Badz75166/
Bayd7567/
Bajd7559/
Bahd7549/
Basd7528/
Bgad755/
Badp752/
Badï751/
Hbad751/
Bhauddh731/
Ba671,320,521/
Bahad675,220/
Baidh672,281/
Bhaud671,259/
Baudh67763/
Badsh67287/
Badts67264/
Beads67262/
Boddh67194/
Baydh67121/
Bhaid67118/
Bahud6783/
Bhatd6758/
Bhaad6740/
Bhadh6735/
Baids6735/
Baadh6734/
Boydd6724/
Hbayd6717/
Badch6717/
Bausd6716/
Buodd6716/
Beadz6713/
Bhadt679/
Baaid679/
Weadd677/
Vaidd677/
Beadh676/
Badte676/
Baaad675/
Bhead674/
Boudd674/
Bachd674/
Baisd673/
Bodds673/
Badgy673/
Baayd672/
Baasd672/
Bauds672/
Baudt672/
Boddp671/
Bauhd671/
Baidz671/
Waidd671/
Vaadd671/
Vaddh671/
Bastd671/
Baydı671/
Bashd671/
Baijd671/
Wahdd671/
Boodd671/
Beadt670/
Bhads670/
Beasd670/
Bautd670/

Badd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Badd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺪbd-
Badd in the Hindi language
बद्दbadda93.33
बड्डbadda6.67
Badd in the Russian language
Баддbadd-

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