Canady Surname
Approximately 11,584 people bear this surname
Canady Surname User-submission:
A variant of the Irish surname, Kennedy, which means 'descendant of the ugly head'.
Canady Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,418 | 1:31,745 | 3,964 |
| Thailand | 83 | 1:851,064 | 135,450 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,720 | 1:29,197 | 3,556 |
The alternate forms: Čanády (37) are calculated separately.
Canady (67) may also be a first name.
Canady Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A variant of the Irish surname, Kennedy, which means 'descendant of the ugly head'.
- sammehluvCanady Demographics
Average Canady Salary in
United States
$39,008 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Canady Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canady Come From? nationality or country of origin
Canady is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Čanády. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Canady? popularity and diffusion
The last name Canady is the 44,837th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 629,104 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Canady are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 67 people.
The surname Canady is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,418 people, or 1 in 31,745. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 15 percent are found, Georgia, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.
Canady Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Canady has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canady last name rose 664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Canady Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Canady surname are 8.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.04% being registered with the political party.
The amount Canady earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.6% less than the national average, earning $39,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.23% less than the national average, earning $34,168 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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