Cathey Surname

43,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,078 people bear this surname

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

Cathey Surname Definition:

From Cathay; a location name in South Wales.

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Cathey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5801:31,3003,895
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Israel1491:57,4347,375
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
England441:1,266,32057,817
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3461:37,3104,413

Cathey (4,210) may also be a first name.

Cathey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Cathay; a location name in South Wales.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the Scottish clan MacFie, via Macaffee.

- catheyme

Cathey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cathey occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cathey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 43,097th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 603,374 people. The last name Cathey is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Cathey live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 106,941st most widely held given name internationally, held by 4,210 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 11,580 people, or 1 in 31,300. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Tennessee, where 16 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found and Israel, where 1 percent are found.

Cathey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cathey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cathey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cathey surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cathey are 15.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cathey earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 0.45% less than the national average, earning R 236,568 per year; in United States they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning $40,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning $48,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catheya925/
Cathiey922/
Casthey921/
Catahey921/
Catheey921/
Chathey920/
Cathy913,101/
Catey91321/
Cathe9114/
Chatthey861/
Cather831,872/
Chathe831,301/
Cathie83775/
Cattey83158/
Kathey83105/
Chatey8378/
Zathey8377/
Castey8368/
Cothey8353/
Cathay8341/
Cateyo8340/
Sathey8329/
Cathiy8324/
Csathy8324/
Cateye8318/
Catihe8311/
Jathey838/
Cauthe836/
Cauthy835/
Cathee833/
Catheu833/
Cateya833/
Scathe833/
Chathy833/
Cathje832/
Cathuy832/
Cathye832/
Cathet832/
Cathez832/
Cathty832/
Cathes831/
Casthe831/
Cahtey831/
Cautey831/
Caithe831/
Cathyo831/
Catthy831/
Catahe831/
Cathys830/
Caitey830/
Cate8010,351/
Caty801,202/
Chauthe771,675/
Chatthe77722/
Catahay77636/
Chateya77311/
Chattey77188/
Chathae77116/
Casteyo7729/
Cauther7726/
Chathiy7714/
Chaithe7713/
Cauthiy7711/
Cauthay7711/
Casteys7711/
Casttey776/
Caithie775/
Caateye775/
Cathayi774/
Catheus774/
Katheya774/
Casther772/
Casteyó772/
Tchathe772/
Chatahe772/
Satheye771/
Catheii771/
Cathett771/
Catteye771/
Catthge771/
Cattiey771/
Caither771/
Caustey771/
Cauthoy771/
Chaathe771/
Chahthe771/
Chathie771/
Chhathe771/
Zadthey771/
Chaithy771/
Costhey771/
Cateyez771/
Chatihe771/
Satthey771/
Satheyo771/
Cateeye771/
Chathay771/
Catheis770/
Keathey770/
Cathess770/
Catther770/
Cadther770/
Sathe7398,262/
Kathy7350,994/
Cates7327,455/
Chate7322,270/
Cater7311,314/
Kathe7310,123/
Sathy736,057/
Catoe732,845/
Qathe731,594/
Catoy731,284/
Caste731,037/
Caute73911/
Catay73841/
Catte73732/
Catty73711/
Cotey73623/
Catez73619/
Catuy73589/
Chaty73503/
Cauty73472/
Jathe73466/
Zatey73435/
Catea73417/
Katey73407/
Satey73242/
Catue73202/
Catha73192/
Caete73181/
Caity73166/
Cathi73162/
Cayte73134/
Catiy7355/
Scate7338/
Catae7335/
Zathe7333/
Cothe7327/
Catet7327/
Ccaty7321/
Cated7320/
Catie7319/
Catee7318/
Ccate7315/
Caite7315/
Cateu7312/
Jatey7311/
Cothy739/
Ciate738/
Catei737/
Zathy736/
Catep736/
Jathy734/
Catah734/
Cahte733/
Ceaty732/
Cadte732/
Caate732/
Qatey732/
Cahty731/
Catyd731/
Cgate731/
Ciaty731/
Catih731/
Catyi731/
Catye731/
Cateh731/
Ceate730/
Chattahy71182/
Caateeye71168/
Chaithae71158/
Chauthie7150/
Cauthayi7128/
Chaththe715/
Chaithue714/
Chathiya713/
Tchathie712/
Chaithuy712/
Cauether711/
Chateiyo711/
Chathaiy711/
Chhateya711/
Chautheu711/
Chauthuy711/
Cseithey711/
Cheatahy711/
Katheyas711/
Chathiyo711/
Caiether710/
Catthtoe710/
Chaity6718,484/
Chatha677,897/
Caster675,844/
Chothe675,776/
Chatte672,689/
Kateya672,323/
Castet671,788/
Sathee671,486/
Sathie671,171/
Katheu671,131/
Chatue671,098/
Catter671,048/
Kathiy67969/
Cajote67915/
Cattet67742/
Cottey67558/
Cattez67551/
Kateyi67523/
Castay67417/
Cataye67382/
Cother67369/
Caitoe67347/
Cattie67346/
Catejo67321/
Kateye67297/
Sattey67282/
Chatei67280/
Sathay67254/
Cahate67251/
Chatty67248/
Kathay67246/
Chathi67233/
Castes67228/
Costey67226/
Kattey67215/
Cuyate67200/
Kathyo67174/
Cattay67161/
Cothiy67161/
Cathou67159/
Kathee67157/
Kaithe67151/
Kauthe67144/
Cajete67133/
Chaute67132/
Cajate67129/
Chatoy67127/
Kathae67124/
Cataje67124/
Cattee67117/
Chauty67116/
Chatee67113/
Sateya67112/
Tchate67106/
Cayote67103/
Cauter67102/
Cataya6798/
Cootey6794/
Cheaty6792/
Khathe6789/
Catiya6788/
Coutey6787/
Caette6784/
Csáthy6783/
Catawe6779/
Ccatay6778/
Chaite6773/
Catays6773/
Saathe6770/
Qatheh6768/
Caðate6768/
Castez6763/
Cattes6763/
Satthe6762/
Casteu6761/
Chhathiya6759/
Chaate6751/
Catich6750/
Sautey6749/
Chatiy6745/
Catach6744/
Caites6741/
Jasthy6740/
Cothes6740/
Katthe6738/
Catuyo6738/
Cajaty6737/
Kathea6737/
Chauthiya6736/
Csatay6734/
Cateis6734/
Cothay6733/
Kaethe6733/
Chatoe6732/
Caitay6730/
Kateyo6727/
Cateux6726/
Caetae6726/
Chatyi6725/
Kathie6721/
Cautes6720/
Chatay6720/
Cothet6719/
Cathis6718/
Cajute6718/
Caãete6718/
Satheu6717/
Catuya6717/
Saithy6716/
Saithe6716/
Scothy6716/
Cheyte6715/
Chotey6715/
Cauthi6715/
Cattae6715/
Chatih6714/
Zathej6714/
Casted6713/
Catoya6712/
Castee6712/
Quatey6712/
Causte6712/
Qethey6712/
Chatae6711/
Khathy6711/
Jathej6710/
Cautiy6710/
Jathay6710/
Catayi679/
Caiute679/
Cateus679/
Cadtha679/
Tchahathe679/
Caitte679/
Chhate678/
Chatuy678/
Kathhe678/
Jather678/
Chatie678/
Scatte678/
Chateu678/
Qathee678/
Djatey678/
Caiter677/
Cautte677/
Kethey677/
Katihe677/
Kathei677/
Khatey676/
Jatthe676/
Kathye676/
Catech676/
Cheate676/
Cuyaty676/
Jaithe675/
Castea675/
Kathhy675/
Kathoe675/
Sahthe675/
Kaithy675/
Kaythe675/
Cateia675/
Castoy675/
Ziathy675/
Zatthy675/
Cadter675/
Cautha674/
Kathoy674/
Jattey674/
Coothe674/
Cayate674/
Chatyo674/
Cauteş674/
Chayty674/
Kathue674/
Zattey674/
Cataha673/
Sathea673/
Jatthy673/
Scaite673/
Katheh673/
Sothey673/
Chatea673/
Zather673/
Keathy672/
Zathei672/
Jaithy672/
Chayte672/
Catyja672/
Caterr672/
Sathei672/
Satthy672/
Cathas672/
Causty672/
Quathy672/
Satahy672/
Ciatte672/
Qatahe672/
Seathy672/
Sajthy672/
Cautie672/
Catteu672/
Cattha672/
Cateja672/
Caituy672/
Jathee672/
Jhatey672/
Kgathe672/
Cayete672/
Tsathy672/
Seathe671/
Kautey671/
Kathuy671/
Katiey671/
Katthy671/
Kathge671/
Kathte671/
Kaathy671/
Sauthe671/
Sathhe671/
Cateer671/
Catees671/
Cattiy671/
Cadtet671/
Cahtha671/
Cahtte671/
Caiste671/
Caitha671/
Caithi671/
Caitie671/
Chothy671/
Catuiy671/
Catych671/
Cautge671/
Ceatei671/
Chatge671/
Chatteyee671/
Cheyti671/
Chauthaya671/
Jaythe671/
Jasthe671/
Jathed671/
Jathet671/
Jaathe671/
Cotehe671/
Coethe671/
Zaythe671/
Zchate671/
Zastey671/
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Cathat671/
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Catujy671/
Cateji671/
Caiete671/
Chatyy671/
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Kateyu671/
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Couthe671/
Cheity671/
Chhaty671/
Kaythy671/
Caiate671/
Chaaty671/
Jateyu671/
Kaatey671/
Jathes670/
Castte670/
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Keathe670/
Kathje670/
Cayter670/
Cattei670/
Catett670/
Gcates670/
Saitey670/
Keatey670/

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