Cuddy Surname

88,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cuddy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Cuthbert'; nick, from Cud and Cuddy. Hence in the North 'cuddy,' a donkey; v. Crewdson.

John Cudson, Yorkshire: Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

Cuddie Taylor, 1587: Nicolaon and Bum, History Westmoreland and Cumb.

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Cuddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1511:115,03012,437
Ireland7651:6,155945
England6001:92,8639,951
Canada4301:85,6879,504
Australia2141:126,14813,799
Northern Ireland1541:11,9811,780
Wales421:73,6796,340
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5051:8,7721,306
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2361:103,28510,350
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0721:46,8465,379

Cuddy (30) may also be a first name.

Cuddy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Cuthbert'; nick, from Cud and Cuddy. Hence in the North 'cuddy,' a donkey; v. Crewdson.

John Cudson, Yorkshire: Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

Cuddie Taylor, 1587: Nicolaon and Bum, History Westmoreland and Cumb.

Cuddy, servant of Paite, 1587: ibid.

Cudde Grahame, Northumberland, 1541: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.

Cudde Robson, Northumberland, 1541: ibid.

1548. Baptised — John, s. William Cud: Rejf. Kensington.

1725. Married — Peter Nichols and Clementia Cudde: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

1 a double diminutive of Cuthbert, q.v.

2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cudd(a + the English diminutive suff. -ie, -y.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Cuddy, a pet form of Cuthbert (famous, bright).

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

Probably from Mac Guilley Mochuda, 'St, Mochuda’s Servant'. Cuddie is found as late as 1680.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Cuddy Last Name Facts

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

Cuddy is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuddy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 88,148th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,336,919 people. The last name Cuddy is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Cuddy are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 30 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,151 people, or 1 in 115,030. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 14 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Cuddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cuddy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cuddy surname increased 294 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 151 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 525 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cuddy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cuddy last name is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cuddy last name are 0.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cuddy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $47,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $53,633 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chuddy9144/
Cuddhy9139/
Scuddy9117/
Cuddey9116/
Cuddys910/
Cauddy910/
Cudy8921/
Cuddahy83117/
Scudday83103/
Cuddohy8328/
Cuddehy831/
Chouddy831/
Cuddyhe830/
Chudy807,825/
Caudy80601/
Suddy80487/
Coudy80199/
Cudiy80160/
Cudde80150/
Cudey80114/
Juddy80105/
Cudoy8040/
Coddy8029/
Kuddy8025/
Cuday8024/
Czudy8020/
Cuddi8017/
Cuddé8011/
Cudda804/
Cuddè803/
Ceudy801/
Cuded801/
Cudhy801/
Scudy801/
Cudyi801/
Cuddahey770/
Cudahy73669/
Chaudy73460/
Cuddie73290/
Choudy7371/
Czuday7341/
Csuday7335/
Chuday7333/
Chudey7328/
Cuiday7322/
Sudday7321/
Chudde739/
Chudyi737/
Kudday735/
Quoddy734/
Cudder733/
Causdy733/
Caudiy733/
Coddey732/
Chuddi732/
Cuddes732/
Cudhay732/
Cauday732/
Cuddis732/
Kouddy731/
Kudduy731/
Cauddi731/
Caudhy731/
Tchudy731/
Judday731/
Chuddý731/
Cuided731/
Couday731/
Caudey730/
Cudehy730/
Cudhey730/
Seuddy730/
Coudey730/
Cuddee730/
Cudyhe730/
Sauddy730/
Cody6732,015/
Judy6728,685/
Cuda674,452/
Cude672,355/
Sudy671,159/
Tschudy67902/
Chaudey67379/
Cudi67349/
Coudouy67147/
Choudey6779/
Chouddi6749/
Zudy6743/
Cuddihe6723/
Kudy6722/
Chaudhy6717/
Cuddehe6716/
Cudahey6711/
Chouduy6710/
Chaudoy6710/
Chauday678/
Chouday678/
Chudhey677/
Coudaya675/
Choudhy675/
Cudé674/
Caudhay672/
Cudý672/
Coudhay671/
Chudaya671/
Chudhay671/
Suddohy671/
Khouddy671/
Chauddi671/
Cudî671/
Cudditt670/
Cuddaha670/
Seudday670/
Stchudy670/

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