Gadd Surname

51,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Gadd Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) a Troop [Hebrew Gádh] (Teutonic) the Teutonic name-element Gad-

Gadd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5201:102,97111,374
England3,4381:16,2072,351
Australia9161:29,4713,960
Canada4731:77,8988,747
Sweden4201:23,4451,914
Wales3141:9,8551,094
South Africa2311:234,53624,186
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India811:9,469,943186,993
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Finland441:124,92512,029
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
France311:2,142,668174,004
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9571:12,4551,883
Wales451:34,8541,900
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5301:94,7529,691

Gadd (74) may also be a first name.

Gadd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) a Troop [Hebrew Gádh] (Teutonic) the Teutonic name-element Gad-

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Gad, Gade; from the German, Gade; a personal name.

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

Gadd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gadd (Hindi: गड्ड, Marathi: गडदे, Russian: Гадд) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gadd.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadd? popularity and diffusion

Gadd is the 51,175th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 727,445 people. The last name Gadd is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Gadd reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gadd is also the 1,125,792nd most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 74 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,520 people, or 1 in 102,971. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 14 percent reside, Kentucky, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 57 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Gadd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gadd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gadd last name increased 664 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 698 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 320 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gadd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gadd last name are 16.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gadd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.96% more than the national average, earning R 365,856 per year; in United States they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning $40,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $50,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaddh8916/
Gadds895/
Ghadd893/
Gaddt892/
Gaudd891/
Gaadd891/
Gad86170,699/
Add86279/
Gaud75292,567/
Gaid759,023/
Gaad757,088/
Hadd751,694/
Gadh75733/
Adds75641/
Ghad75480/
Ngad75268/
Gadt75137/
Godd7578/
Gads7573/
Asdd7572/
Gayd7562/
Audd7524/
Gadz7518/
Aadd7514/
Addh759/
Aidd759/
Gasd756/
Eadd755/
Gajd754/
Ggad754/
Gahd753/
Gadp752/
Gatd752/
Gaïd752/
Addp752/
Cgad751/
Addd751/
Addz751/
Addì751/
Ahdd751/
Aydd751/
Atdd751/
Ga67110,240/
Ad6713,919/
Gaudh677,427/
Gaaid672,197/
Headd67529/
Gaidh67358/
Ghaid67290/
Gauud67222/
Gaydt67141/
Gahad67137/
Ghadh67118/
Gaadt6781/
Gaidt6751/
Ghaud6734/
Gaydh6714/
Gaads6712/
Ngaid678/
Gaudz677/
Gajdt677/
Gaadh677/
Gauds675/
Goudd675/
Gaudt675/
Ghadz675/
Ghaad674/
Ngaad674/
Gadsø674/
Ahadd672/
Ghasd672/
Godds672/
Ghads672/
Haddh672/
Ghadt672/
N'Gad672/
Assdd672/
Gahhd672/
Goodd671/
Hgaud671/
Gasdt671/
Gauhd671/
Gaids671/
Gaijd671/
Gadth671/
Ghatd671/
Aiddz671/
Goddd671/
Ngayd671/
Gaudì671/
Guead671/
Ghead671/
D'Add671/
Haddd671/
Gadgy671/
Adddd671/
Aa'dd671/
Ashdd671/
Asdds671/
Gahdp671/
Eadds670/
Gadts670/

Gadd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gadd in the Marathi language
गडदेgadade-
Gadd in the Hindi language
गड्डgadda50
गडड्gadad50
Gadd in the Russian language
Гаддgadd-

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