Fardy Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fardy Surname Definition:

A Wexford name formerly numerous in the barony of Bargy. Probably a variant of the English Faraday

Fardy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2221:165,97116,704
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Indonesia1131:1,170,34783,147
England711:784,76142,668
Australia641:421,80833,593
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1281:34,6083,324
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Fardy (358) may also be a first name.

Fardy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Wexford name formerly numerous in the barony of Bargy. Probably a variant of the English Faraday

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Fardy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fardy is most common in Canada. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fardy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fardy is the 447,670th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,576,276 people. The surname Fardy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Fardy reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 460,276th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 358 people.

The surname Fardy is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 165,971. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 38 percent reside, Newfoundland and Labrador, where 28 percent reside and Alberta, where 15 percent reside. Not including Canada this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Fardy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fardy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fardy last name rose 172 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 546 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 72 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fardy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fardy surname are 25.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 79.03% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fardy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $46,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.8% more than the national average, earning $50,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fardey9193/
Fardys9120/
Farday914/
Fardyi913/
Fardiy912/
Faerdy912/
Farduy912/
Fardoy911/
Feardy911/
Farrdy910/
Fearday83183/
Fardoys831/
Fardaya831/
Fardays831/
Fardhay830/
Fardi8010,033/
Vardy804,378/
Farde802,918/
Farda801,643/
Ferdy80418/
Fordy80257/
Fardj802/
Fardooyi771/
Fardis73437/
Fardet73356/
Forday73132/
Vardey7386/
Fardeh7374/
Farder7374/
Vardøy7356/
Fordey7356/
Fardea7355/
Varday7349/
Fardai7347/
Fardhi7328/
Fardie7322/
Forduy7317/
Ferdiy7314/
Farduj7311/
Fardid739/
Fardha738/
Fartde737/
Pferdy737/
Farhdi736/
Vardhy735/
Fardes734/
Ferddy733/
Fardee733/
Ferday733/
Fairda732/
Fardio732/
Fairdi732/
Fahrdi731/
Phardy731/
Fardhe731/
Fharde731/
Fardiz731/
Fardoit67117/
Fardieh6735/
Fardais6722/
Farthde6718/
Fourday679/
Fardish672/
Fardiss672/
Fardees671/
Fahardi671/
Foerday671/
Fardeed671/
Fardeea671/
Fairedi671/
Fhartde671/
Farddid671/
Fordytt670/
Fardett670/

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