Cardy Surname

143,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Cardy Surname User-submission:

Cardy is an Irish surname, which refers to the wool tassel black smiths and tin workers wore on their hats at the time. It reflects the smithing, craftsmen occupations.

Cardy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4491:38,4535,004
United States5231:693,03854,910
Canada2851:129,28313,464
Australia1801:149,97615,919
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Northern Ireland901:20,5002,453
France761:873,983102,402
Israel761:112,60012,624
Scotland711:75,4065,680
Wales621:49,9124,670
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
United Arab Emirates201:458,11423,187
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4341:56,1646,666
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Cardy (485) may also be a first name.

Cardy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cardy is an Irish surname, which refers to the wool tassel black smiths and tin workers wore on their hats at the time. It reflects the smithing, craftsmen occupations.

- evancardy

Cardy Last Name Facts

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

Cardy (Arabic: كاردي) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cardy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 143,123rd most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,345,525 people. The last name Cardy is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Cardy live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. Cardy is also the 385,996th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 485 people.

The last name Cardy is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 38,453. In England Cardy is most frequent in: Essex, where 17 percent are found, Hampshire, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Beside England this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Cardy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cardy has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cardy surname grew 334 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 471 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 394 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 74 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cardy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cardy last name is primarily Anglican (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cardy surname are 27.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cardy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.13% more than the national average, earning R 425,676 per year; in United States they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning $41,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.05% more than the national average, earning $65,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cardey91449/
Chardy9172/
Caurdy9135/
Cardiy9110/
Carday916/
Scardy915/
Cardoy911/
Cardyś911/
Ceardy910/
Chardey831,752/
Charday834/
Chardoy832/
Chaurdy831/
Cardi804,021/
Carda802,912/
Cordy802,623/
Carde801,426/
Sardy80715/
Jardy80427/
Kardy80221/
Zardy8070/
Cardé807/
Qardy801/
Cardá801/
Chairday771/
Chaurhdy771/
Chahardy771/
Carder739,100/
Charde737,713/
Sarduy735,461/
Ciardi733,949/
Cardet731,576/
Cordey73973/
Chardi73969/
Cardea73702/
Corday73638/
Kardyś73573/
Cardis73550/
Cardie73431/
Cardio73355/
Cardei73306/
Courdy73254/
Scardi73189/
Cardes73178/
Sardoy73130/
Sarday73126/
Ceardi7381/
Sardey7359/
Karday7352/
Czarda7331/
Cardez7328/
Cordiy7326/
Kardey7324/
Sardhy7323/
Hcarda7316/
Scordy7315/
Cardoj738/
Jardey737/
Cardiz737/
Cardee736/
Zarday736/
Cardoi736/
Chardí735/
Kardiy734/
Carduj734/
Sarddy734/
Cardés734/
Kardyt734/
Cardit733/
Giardy733/
Caurdi732/
Cardai732/
Cordoy732/
Ciarda732/
Cordyz732/
Kardoy731/
Cardha731/
Cardhi731/
Quardy731/
Jarday731/
Kairdy731/
Qarday731/
Cahrda731/
Cardeh731/
Cardeu731/
Cardéz731/
Cardìa731/
Csardi731/
Carded731/
Cardui731/
Cardid731/
Kardyo731/
Keardy730/
Cardoa730/
Ccordy730/
Chaireddy712/
Chayreddy711/
Cheareddy711/
Cardich67356/
Quardey67280/
Cardoit67245/
Cardeas67158/
Kardaya6774/
Cardiss6773/
Cardish6765/
Ciardha6740/
Kardysz6726/
Kardysh6725/
Tchardi6717/
Cardais6714/
Chourdy6710/
Chardee679/
Chaurdi678/
Cardett676/
Chardej676/
Khardiy676/
Chardhe675/
Courday673/
Chordhy673/
Sairduy673/
Cardech673/
Sartday673/
Chardea672/
Keardey672/
Saurday672/
Chardhi672/
Cardoid672/
Cardess671/
Cardeða671/
Chardai671/
Cardder671/
Cardeis671/
Cardesh671/
Cardest671/
Chordey671/
Chordiy671/
Chhardi671/
Courdey671/
Jardych671/
Qardaya671/
Thcardi671/
Djarday671/
Cardeer671/
Cardeht671/
Cardeit671/
Cardoha671/
Chardio671/
Courduy671/
Zardoey671/
Charrdi671/
Zardaya671/
Cardeaz671/
Jardehy671/
Khardyi671/
Cairdie670/
Corrdey670/
Carrdis670/
Coordey670/

Cardy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cardy in the Arabic language
كارديkardy-

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Cardy Reference & Research

Cardy/Cardey FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Cardy/Cardey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cardy
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