Grady Surname

11,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Grady Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Ugly [Irish gráda]

Grady Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,6501:10,1671,235
England3,3491:16,6372,414
Australia2,0181:13,3771,922
Lebanon1,6821:3,351633
Yemen1,2941:20,4212,146
Canada1,1371:32,4064,207
Ireland7531:6,254957
Scotland4171:12,8391,701
Israel2001:42,7885,799
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Wales1381:22,4242,380
Indonesia1211:1,092,96978,869
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Liberia571:77,3436,506
Northern Ireland551:33,5463,341
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tunisia201:30,5314,563
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
China201:68,366,0783,721
El Salvador191:333,8892,514
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
France91:7,380,302306,885
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Denmark91:627,19136,734
India81:95,883,173728,828
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Norway71:734,61250,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Panama41:978,06412,245
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,9171:1,519290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7511:13,9212,085
Scotland1811:20,6812,040
Wales451:34,8541,900
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3271:6,031755

Grady (31,033) may also be a first name.

Grady Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Ugly [Irish gráda]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Grádaigh A Dalcassian sept, an important branch of which changed their name to Brady. The well known name Grady has to a large extent absorbed the rarer Gready, q.v. IF 165 etc; MIF 259; Map Clare and Lim

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Grada (noble, illustrious).

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

The Irish patronymical O'Grady, sans O.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Grady Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grady (Arabic: غريدي) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Grady.

How Common Is The Last Name Grady? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,761st most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 152,628 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Grady are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Grady is also the 27,193rd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 31,033 people.

The surname Grady is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 35,650 people, or 1 in 10,167. In The United States Grady is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 9 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 89 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Grady Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grady has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grady surname grew 428 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 74 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 307 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grady Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Grady surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Shiite (54%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Grady last name are 3.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Grady earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.01% less than the national average, earning 256,067 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 112.57% more than the national average, earning R 505,152 per year; in United States they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $43,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $49,941 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graddy911,934/
Gradys91397/
Gready91249/
Gradyz9153/
Gradey9115/
Graidy914/
Graudy913/
Graday912/
Gradiy911/
Cgrady911/
Gradyś911/
Graydy910/
Ghrady910/
Gradyt910/
Graady910/
Grayday838/
Graddey836/
Gradysh835/
Greaddy831/
Graudys831/
Gradaya831/
Gradych831/
Gradysz831/
Gradytė831/
D'Grady831/
Grada808,842/
Grade804,290/
Gradi801,680/
Grody80457/
Gredy80196/
Grédy8020/
Gradé801/
Gradiz733,186/
Greedy732,302/
Grayda731,142/
Gradis73887/
Grader73786/
Gradea73560/
Graida73426/
Groody73386/
Grajda73319/
Grades73269/
Gradie73190/
Gradit73176/
Graide7373/
Greday7367/
Grauda7362/
Graidi7349/
Greddy7348/
Gradet7348/
Grajdi7340/
Grodey7331/
Grayde7327/
Gradhi7320/
Groddy7314/
Ngradi7314/
Ghrade7312/
Gradei7312/
Graude7310/
Graydi739/
Greidy738/
Gradha738/
Gradez737/
Gradda736/
Graded736/
Graudi735/
Gradde735/
Gradhe734/
Gradee733/
Gradai733/
Gréday733/
Gradid733/
Gradeh732/
Grahda732/
Gredey732/
Gradje732/
Greade731/
Ngrade731/
Gradio731/
Gradoa731/
Groudy731/
Gruidy731/
Groday731/
Greadi731/
Ghrada731/
Graddi731/
Grodys731/
Gradaj731/
Gradiš731/
Gradìa731/
Ghredy731/
Groedy730/
Grahadi6759/
Gradess6745/
Gradish6730/
Gradich6716/
Graider6715/
Greader6712/
Graidis6710/
Graudes679/
Graddis679/
Grayder677/
Ghraidi677/
Greadie674/
Geerada673/
Graydes673/
Gradets672/
Graddie672/
Graudis672/
Gradeah672/
Grauder672/
Grahada672/
Graidit672/
Gradedh672/
Gradder671/
Graddha671/
Gradhaa671/
Grajdea671/
Graydea671/
Greades671/
Gruodys671/
Ngradhi671/
Graidai671/
Graudet671/
Grosdoy671/
Graddip671/
Grahade671/
Gradeas670/

Grady Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grady in the Arabic language
غريديghrydy-
جريديjrydy-
جرادىjrady-
جراديjrady-

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Grady Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grady
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