Dadd Surname

241,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Dadd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dod,' a variant of Dodd. Dodds, and Dodson, which see. For further information, v. Dabbs and Dadswell.

1705. Married — Richard Dade and Hanah Wilkinson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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Dadd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7251:76,8528,678
United States3711:976,97872,504
Australia2551:105,86511,876
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Jamaica261:110,3834,369
Trinidad and Tobago201:68,1995,276
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Wales61:515,75523,171
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3571:68,2787,736
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Dadd (61) may also be a first name.

Dadd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dod,' a variant of Dodd. Dodds, and Dodson, which see. For further information, v. Dabbs and Dadswell.

1705. Married — Richard Dade and Hanah Wilkinson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

The Daily Telegraph, 1893) records the death of Mary Campbell Dadson.

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

(Teutonic) the O.L.Ger. pers. name Dad(d)o = Anglo-Saxon Dœd- [from Old Saxon dád = Dutch daad = Old Norse dáð = O.H.Ger. tát = Old English dœd, deed, exploit] (Anglo-Celt.) from the pet-name for ‘father’ [cp. Irish daid - Welsh tad, a father] Possibly there has been confusion with Dodd, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably an ancient personal name, since we find the derivative Dadson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William Dade occurs in Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Dad in England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

The surname Dadd or Daid means 'son of David' in Old English.

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Dadd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dadd (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺩ, Hindi: ददद्) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dadd? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dadd is the 241,204th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,398,036 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Dadd are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 61 people.

The surname Dadd is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 725 people, or 1 in 76,852. In England it is most prevalent in: Kent, where 22 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Essex, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Dadd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dadd has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dadd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dadd surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dadd are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dadd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.37% less than the national average, earning R 68,028 per year; in United States they earn 24.09% more than the national average, earning $53,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $56,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dadds891,021/
Hdadd89126/
Dhadd8946/
Daudd896/
Dasdd891/
D'Add891/
Ddadd891/
Dad86463,053/
Daud75362,435/
Dodd7581,619/
Daad757,223/
Daid752,190/
Dahd751,224/
Hdad75760/
Dhad75307/
Dadh75270/
Dasd75246/
Dead75155/
Dads7570/
Ddad7559/
Dayd7523/
Dadt7521/
Dadz756/
Datd754/
Dgad753/
Dajd751/
Daãd751/
Daïd751/
Da67153,886/
Dodds6734,445/
Daudt672,438/
Dauud67954/
Dahad67834/
Dhaid67704/
Dhadh67682/
Dahud67415/
Dhaud67181/
Dhahd6794/
Dauds6756/
Dadsh6751/
Daisd6723/
Hddad6716/
Deads6715/
Daudh6714/
Daids6713/
Daaid679/
Hdaud679/
Dashd675/
Dhayd675/
Hdahd674/
Daudp674/
Dhaad674/
Deaud673/
Doudd673/
Dattd672/
Dasdh672/
Dasds672/
Dadcz672/
Dayds672/
Ddaud672/
Dadte672/
Dadss672/
Dautd672/
Dhodd671/
Dhads671/
Dhgad671/
Daahd671/
Dastd671/
Dausd671/
Daaad671/
Hdaad671/
Ddadh671/
Doodd670/

Dadd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dadd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺩaldad50
ﺩﺍﺩdad25
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺩﺓaldadt25
Dadd in the Hindi language
ददद्dadad33.33
दद्द्dadd33.33
दद्दdadda33.33

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