Graddy Surname

212,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,934 people bear this surname

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

Graddy Surname Definition:

Draddy is a name which should have been included in Appendix F of Irish Families since not only do modern statistics show that it is almost exclusively a Co. Cork name, but as far back as it appears in records it is invariably associated with Co.

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Graddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9231:188,48618,712
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland781:56,7934,570
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4461:112,59811,173

Graddy (222) may also be a first name.

Graddy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Draddy is a name which should have been included in Appendix F of Irish Families since not only do modern statistics show that it is almost exclusively a Co. Cork name, but as far back as it appears in records it is invariably associated with Co. Cork. The prefix O was dropped very early: The Cork and Ross wills, the earliest of which is 1629, are signed Draddy and even in the sixteenth century Fiants, six of which list Draddys (all in Co. Cork), only one is given the 0. John Draddy, the Co. Cork Gaelic scribe, whose work was done mainly between 1820 and 1840, used the form Ó Dreada in Irish.

Woulfe treats Graddy either as a variant of O'Grady or as the anglicized form of Ó Greada; Richard Foley (Nat. Library MS. G. 841) suggests that it is a variant of Draddy and the fact that Graddys are found almost exclusively in Cos. Cork and Kerry is worth noting in that connexion. It is inevitable that a rare name like Graddy should be swallowed by the well known Grady and this has been recorded as occurring more than once in the Listowel area. Draddy has also been used as a synonym of Drudy (Ó Draoda), a north Connacht surname.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Graddy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Graddy is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Graddy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Graddy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 212,895th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,768,121 people. Graddy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Graddy live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 605,116th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 222 people.

The surname Graddy is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,923 people, or 1 in 188,486. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and Arkansas, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 0 percent live and New Zealand, where 0 percent live.

Graddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Graddy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Graddy last name expanded 431 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Graddy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Graddy last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Graddy are 12.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Graddy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $40,102 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graddey926/
Greaddy921/
Grady9147,747/
Gradys83397/
Gready83249/
Gradyz8353/
Greddy8348/
Gradey8315/
Groddy8314/
Gradda836/
Graded836/
Gradde835/
Graidy834/
Graudy833/
Gradid833/
Graday832/
Gradiy831/
Cgrady831/
Graddi831/
Gradyś831/
Graydy830/
Ghrady830/
Gradyt830/
Graady830/
Graddis779/
Grayday778/
Gradysh775/
Graddie772/
Gradedh772/
Gradder771/
Graddha771/
Graudys771/
Gradaya771/
Gradych771/
Gradysz771/
Gradytė771/
D'Grady771/
Graddip771/
Grada738,842/
Grade734,290/
Gradi731,680/
Grody73457/
Gredy73196/
Grédy7320/
Gradé731/
Geereddy71127/
Graddich710/
Gradiz673,186/
Greedy672,302/
Grayda671,142/
Gradis67887/
Grader67786/
Gradea67560/
Graida67426/
Groody67386/
Grajda67319/
Grades67269/
Grodde67235/
Gradie67190/
Gradit67176/
Graide6773/
Greday6767/
Grauda6762/
Graidi6749/
Gradet6748/
Grajdi6740/
Grodey6731/
Grayde6727/
Gradhi6720/
Grodda6716/
Ngradi6714/
Ghrade6712/
Gradei6712/
Graude6710/
Graydi679/
Greidy678/
Gradha678/
Gradez677/
Graudi675/
Gradhe674/
Greddi673/
Gradee673/
Gradai673/
Gréday673/
Gradeh672/
Grahda672/
Gredey672/
Gradje672/
Greade671/
Ngrade671/
Gradio671/
Gradoa671/
Groudy671/
Gruidy671/
Groday671/
Greadi671/
Ghrada671/
Grodys671/
Gradaj671/
Gradiš671/
Gradìa671/
Ghredy671/
Groedy670/

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Graddy Reference & Research

Grady DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Grady FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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