Duddy Surname

103,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,528 people bear this surname

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

Duddy Surname Definition:

A minor sept of Ó Dubhda (O’Dowd) located in Co. Derry. IF 127

Duddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5641:231,75122,294
England8941:62,3247,332
Northern Ireland7071:2,610533
Scotland3521:15,2101,908
Ireland3351:14,0571,636
Australia2761:97,81111,085
Canada1471:250,65023,792
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
India331:23,244,406321,547
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Wales131:238,04114,239
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4571:9,6931,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2581:94,4789,706
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3231:155,47614,316

Duddy (1,013) may also be a first name.

Duddy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A minor sept of Ó Dubhda (O’Dowd) located in Co. Derry. IF 127

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A minor sept of Ó Dubhda (O’Dowd) located in Co. Derry. IF 127

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Dubhda (black).

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

Duddy Last Name Facts

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

Duddy is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duddy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 103,761st most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,609,440 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Duddy reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles. Duddy is also the 252,483rd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 1,013 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,564 people, or 1 in 231,751. In The United States Duddy is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 16 percent are found.

Duddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Duddy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Duddy surname grew 484 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 347 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 27 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Duddy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Duddy surname are 1.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Duddy earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning R 240,396 per year; in United States they earn 19.83% more than the national average, earning $51,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $49,779 CAD per year.

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