Canady Surname

44,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,584 people bear this surname

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

Canady Surname User-submission:

A variant of the Irish surname, Kennedy, which means 'descendant of the ugly head'.

Canady Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,4181:31,7453,964
Thailand831:851,064135,450
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7201:29,1973,556

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'.

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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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cannady927,091/
Canaday924,929/
Csanady92115/
Chanady9290/
Canadey9228/
Caneady922/
Canadys921/
Scanady921/
Canadiy921/
Caunady920/
Canaddy920/
Čanády8937/
Cannaday861,734/
Chanaday8671/
Cangadiy8617/
Canneady869/
Cangaday863/
Cannaady861/
Cannadey861/
Channady861/
Cainadoy861/
Canadays860/
Canada8316,878/
Kanady83779/
Canedy83522/
Canade83270/
Sanady83178/
Canody83158/
Canadi8360/
Canadá8321/
Janady8319/
Canadè8317/
Canadé838/
Zanady834/
Conady832/
Cangayday801/
Chanadi771,320/
Cannedy77873/
Kannady77687/
Kanadys77501/
Kanadiy77499/
Cannada77478/
Kanaday77400/
Csanadi77275/
Csanády77270/
Canhada77242/
Janaudy77215/
Sanadhy77188/
Casnadi77135/
Sanaday7799/
Caneday7757/
Canadea7747/
Canadet7741/
Cangadi7739/
Chanade7738/
Canadeu7732/
Canades7728/
Canoday7728/
Kainady7726/
Janaday7726/
Khanady7724/
Kanadey7714/
Czanadi775/
Sannady774/
Canadés774/
Cangade773/
Janaidy773/
Canaude773/
Canhade773/
Cannody772/
Casnade772/
Canaida772/
Kanaduy771/
Canadie771/
Canadip771/
Cannadi771/
Connady771/
Zannady771/
Zanaday771/
Cagnade771/
Canayda771/
Canadda771/
Canadee771/
Canadge771/
Canadit771/
Camnade771/
Canodey771/
Caneddy771/
Chonady771/
Canedey770/
Keanady770/
Canader770/
Changadaya7510/
Conheady71695/
Chanhade71675/
Changade71532/
Sanadhay71227/
Kanaiday71131/
Canaider71106/
Khanaday7171/
Kannaday7171/
Chanadee7171/
Kanadhiy7127/
Kanaudiy7124/
Sanaiday7124/
Sannaday7118/
Kanhadoy7116/
Channadi7114/
Chanodiy7113/
Kangadiy7112/
Chanadhi7112/
Changadi718/
Chainadi718/
Chanaude714/
Channade714/
Chhanade714/
Kanadhay714/
Chanadej714/
Tchanade713/
Tchanadi712/
Kahnaday711/
Chanaade711/
Chanadei711/
Chanaidi711/
Chanoday711/
Chahnade711/
Djanaddy711/
Connaday711/
Conneady711/
Kangadyo711/
Gianaday711/
Cainedoy711/
Cangadai711/
Chanadio711/
Sanhadyi711/
Chanadaj711/
Janaidey711/
Kangnady711/
Kannadey710/
Kanneady710/
Cannedey710/
Canneday710/
Cannadez710/
Sanadi6731,605/
Kanade6710,398/
Kanada674,838/
Sanade671,783/
Kanadi67652/
Kenady67489/
Janadi67465/
Zanade67447/
Čanadi67426/
Canode67331/
Zanada67308/
Janody67291/
Qanade67288/
Zanadi67208/
Canedi67185/
Kanedy67123/
Conedy6795/
Janade6741/
Giannaday6733/
Canoda6717/
Conadi6714/
Chahanade6712/
Canede6712/
Tchangadi6712/
Konady6711/
Chanoiday6710/
Chainadee678/
Qanadi676/
Conade675/
Conada674/
Chanodaya673/
Sanody672/
Canáda672/
Tchannade672/
Khanaudiy671/
Kanadj671/
Channhade671/
Changaade671/
Changadea671/
Chhangade671/
Chaungade671/
Sanadj671/
Kênady671/
Kanadé671/
Qanada671/
Canodi671/
Changodey671/
Cañade671/
Cańada671/
Caãada671/
Conody670/

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