Cady Surname

36,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,284 people bear this surname

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

Cady Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Three parishes in Crockford, in the Dioceses of York, Peterborough, and Lincoln). With the augmentative man, Cademan or Cad man was fairly popular as a font-name so late as the 13th century; v.

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Cady Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,6541:28,6443,562
France5751:115,51817,391
England3271:170,39215,676
Canada2011:183,31118,199
Australia1901:142,08315,253
Haiti491:218,0398,036
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Singapore261:211,83510,313
China231:59,448,7643,236
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Tunisia171:35,9195,218
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Wales71:442,07621,198
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:100,31010,120
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5701:10,9891,434

The alternate forms: Čady (3), Càdý (1) & Čády (1) are calculated separately.

Cady (2,367) may also be a first name.

Cady Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Three parishes in Crockford, in the Dioceses of York, Peterborough, and Lincoln). With the augmentative man, Cademan or Cad man was fairly popular as a font-name so late as the 13th century; v. Cadman. Caddy was the pet form of Cade.

Margery Cade, Cambridgeshire, 1373.

William Cade, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Adam Cadeson: Close Rolls, 17 Edward III, pt.

Matilda Cadi, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Cadison, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Cady, 1379: ibid.

William Cade, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard Cade, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1573. Baptised — Katherine, d. William Cade: St. Mary Alderman-.

1602. John Cadye and Joane Tucker: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

John Cady was a tenant under the earl of Douglas in the barony of Kylbouho, 1376 (RHM., l, p. xlix; II, p. 16), and Thomas Cady was presbyter in Glasgow, 1440 (REG., 344). Peter Cady was burgess of Edinburgh, 1484 (ibid., 435), and three persons named Cadie are in Edinburgh Marriage Register from 1606. John Kady was reidare at Dunsire, 1574 (RMR.), and John Kady and others in Dysart were bound 1577 that they shall not perturb others in the town (Dysart, p. 39). Not likely, I think, to be a reduced form of Macadie, which see.

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

(Scottish) Descendant of little Cadda (battle).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ca—dia, in Gaelic, the house of God. There is a commonalty of Switzerland called Gotthespunt, or Casdee, i. e. the house of God. Cadie, in the Scottish, is an errand—boy, a messenger.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cady Last Name Facts

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

Cady (Arabic: كادي) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Čady, Càdý or Čády. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cady? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,920th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 510,189 people. The last name Cady is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cady reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cady is also the 152,722nd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 2,367 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 12,654 people, or 1 in 28,644. In The United States Cady is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Cady Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cady has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 36 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cady Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cady last name are 12.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cady earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning $47,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čady923/
Caday895,666/
Caddy894,930/
Chady891,656/
Cadey891,396/
Caudy89601/
Cadoy89396/
Ciady8970/
Cadiy8933/
Czady8912/
Casdy8910/
Cadhy896/
Csady896/
Cadys893/
Caidy891/
Kcady891/
Caady891/
Caduy891/
Ceady890/
Caedy890/
Càdý831/
Čády831/
Cadeey80739/
Caidoy80639/
Chaudy80460/
Caddey80290/
Chadiy80234/
Cadaya80146/
Chajdy80137/
Chadyi8074/
Chaday8054/
Chaddy8037/
Chadey8032/
Chaidy8029/
Cheady8024/
Chaydy8010/
Cadhiy808/
Caydoy806/
Cassdy805/
Chadoy804/
Cadays804/
Causdy803/
Chaady803/
Chadyo803/
Caudiy803/
Cauday802/
Caiday802/
Casdey802/
Caaday802/
Cayday802/
Cathdy801/
Casdiy801/
Caudhy801/
Casday801/
Ceaday801/
Caadoy801/
Cadaay801/
Caiduy801/
Caedoy801/
Cajdyz801/
Caudey800/
Cauddy800/
Tchady800/
Cody7532,015/
Cade7520,875/
Cada7512,969/
Kady759,027/
Sady754,977/
Cadi753,894/
Zady751,314/
Qady75851/
Jady7579/
Cadé7521/
Cadê753/
Cadè753/
Chaudey73379/
Cadhays73196/
Cahaday7332/
Chaudhy7317/
Chadaya7313/
Chaudoy7310/
Chauday738/
Chaiday735/
Chaiddy733/
Caudhay732/
Casdays731/
Caisday731/
Caitdey731/
Chhaidy731/
Dchaidy731/
Chaddey731/
Tchaday731/
Tchadey731/
Chaidoy731/
Tschady730/
Cassday730/
Saday6774,705/
Cadet6773,054/
Cadiz6726,272/
Saidy6725,556/
Cader6721,954/
Chadi6710,604/
Kaday676,163/
Saady676,141/
Kadiy675,485/
Cadei673,701/
Caada672,999/
Keady672,401/
Coody671,936/
Kaady671,931/
Cauda671,716/
Saudy671,683/
Ziady671,549/
Codoy671,256/
Caidi671,226/
Cadio671,181/
Coday671,127/
Zaidy67916/
Chade67874/
Kadey67860/
Saddy67820/
Cadis67758/
Jaday67671/
Cadee67583/
Cadde67582/
Caudi67527/
Zaddy67493/
Cadez67474/
Qaday67416/
Scadi67346/
Casdi67329/
Chaudhay67322/
Cadha67306/
Sadey67299/
Caude67295/
Codey67287/
Scade67263/
Cadge67259/
Ceada67250/
Cadaa67245/
Sadhy67240/
Kajdy67239/
Caida67237/
Cades67232/
Coudy67199/
Kadyo67198/
Caide67198/
Kaddy67186/
Jaidy67184/
Quady67181/
Chody67169/
Caddi67160/
Khady67149/
Kaudy67136/
Cadid67136/
Caydi67133/
Cayda67132/
Cayde67131/
Sadoy67125/
Cadiş67120/
Seady67117/
Cadie67105/
Cadeu67102/
Jadey6788/
Qaidy6786/
Zadey6776/
Czada6769/
Cadea6765/
Cadda6759/
Kadoy6756/
Cadit6749/
Kadyi6745/
Cahdi6742/
Kaidy6740/
Zahdy6739/
Jaudy6735/
Coedy6734/
Cajda6733/
Cadiș6731/
Kadhy6730/
Coddy6729/
Cadje6729/
Qadhy6728/
Zeady6725/
Cadée6724/
Zaday6723/
Cadai6723/
Kaedy6721/
Saduy6720/
Sahdy6718/
Jaddy6718/
Chaudhuy6717/
Gcada6717/
Ciadi6712/
Cadoj6711/
Zaudy6710/
Cadij679/
Csády679/
Kaduy679/
Caded679/
Kcade678/
Cadii678/
Cadeh678/
Kaydy677/
Chaudhey677/
Casde677/
Ceade677/
Jadhy676/
Cadep676/
Ciada676/
Coduy676/
Cosdy675/
Kahdy675/
Caade675/
Kadyy675/
Kadyt675/
Codiy674/
Chaudahy674/
Cadíz674/
Chaudaya673/
Jeady673/
Jaydy673/
Ciade673/
Cadaj673/
Zaady673/
Zaydy673/
Cadhe673/
Catda672/
Caadi672/
Djady672/
Zadhy672/
Zadyo672/
Scody672/
Chaudhoy672/
Caïdi672/
Caduj672/
Cagyi672/
Katdy671/
Catdi671/
Chaudhyy671/
Chauhdey671/
Jaady671/
Jaduy671/
Coidy671/
Giady671/
Zhady671/
Tcada671/
Chhaydiy671/
Caede671/
Cadhi671/
Zadiy671/
Qadey671/
Qasdy671/
Qaydy671/
Ca'da671/
Cadui671/
Cadej671/
Cadip671/
Cadiû671/
Caudé671/
Codyo671/
Dcada671/
Tsady671/
Zzady671/
Zajdy671/
Chauhday671/
Ceidy670/
Coydy670/
Cotdy670/
Ckody670/
Rzady670/

Cady Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cady in the Arabic language
كاديkady-

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