Lady Surname
Approximately 10,495 people bear this surname
Lady Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Tiplady seems the original form. It is almost certain that the parentage of this surname must besought for in Yorkshire.
John Typlady, Yorkshire, 1477. W 11.
1664. Baptised — Sarah, d.
Read More About This SurnameLady Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,147 | 1:12,585 | 1,652 |
| United States | 1,515 | 1:239,247 | 22,888 |
| Nigeria | 1,511 | 1:117,235 | 7,770 |
| Cameroon | 1,091 | 1:19,037 | 2,609 |
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Indonesia | 271 | 1:488,004 | 40,078 |
| Iran | 235 | 1:326,734 | 22,427 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| India | 95 | 1:8,074,372 | 169,494 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| France | 79 | 1:840,794 | 99,796 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Ivory Coast | 57 | 1:404,758 | 13,812 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 1:3,435,459 | 26,277 |
| Bahamas | 49 | 1:7,995 | 667 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Benin | 20 | 1:516,780 | 33,864 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Jordan | 6 | 1:1,473,740 | 19,539 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 355 | 1:141,461 | 13,305 |
The alternate forms: Lády (45) are calculated separately.
Lady (126,154) may also be a first name.
Lady Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Tiplady seems the original form. It is almost certain that the parentage of this surname must besought for in Yorkshire.
John Typlady, Yorkshire, 1477. W 11.
1664. Baptised — Sarah, d. of Robert Toplady, gent: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Benjamin Tiplady, 1691: St. Peter, Cornhill.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A curious name, but doubtless a mutilation of some local surname; compare Toplady.
Ann Lovelady, of Sephton, 1679: Wills at Chester.
This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the lady's man,' i.e. the servant of the lady, i.e. the baron's or squire's wife; compare Matthewman, Addyman, Priestman, Vickerman. The origin is easily settled by a comparison of the first batch of entries, all but one being recorded in close juxtaposition.
Ricardus Ledyman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johanna ye Laydimayden, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Serve-ledy, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Masterman, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Halleman, 1379: ibid.
Alan Ladyman, temp. Edward II: Memorials of the Church of Ss. Peter and Wilfrid, Ripon.
1581. John Ladyman and Margarett Coilsell: Marriage Lic. (London).
1700. Baptised — Dianah, d. Charles Ladyman: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1787. Married — Thomas Ladyman and Ann Ludlow: St. George, Hanover Square.
Same as Laidman, which has been rendered— 1. "A man who has the charge of a horse-load or of a pack-horse." 2. The servant belonging to a miln, who has the charge of driving the loads to the owners, as well as of lifting them up (See Jamieson). Lower suggests also Danish, lade, a barn; a barn-man, perhaps equivalent to Grainger. It may also sometimes be from German, lad-man, for land-man, a lieutenant of a district; whence ladscipe, ducatus; hlaford, dominus, proprie lad-ward, prases provinciæ, now lord.
Lady Demographics
Lady Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Lady Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lady Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lady (Arabic: اليدي) occurs most in Ghana. It may also appear as a variant: Lády. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lady? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 49,042nd most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 694,383 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Lady are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lady is also the 8,227th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 126,154 people.
The last name Lady is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,147 people, or 1 in 12,585. Apart from Ghana this surname is found in 126 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Lady Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lady has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lady last name grew 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lady Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Lady surname are 22.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.79% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lady earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.41% less than the national average, earning $33,582 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lády | 92 | 45 | / |
| Laday | 89 | 1,534 | / |
| Hlady | 89 | 823 | / |
| Laudy | 89 | 739 | / |
| Lahdy | 89 | 600 | / |
| Leady | 89 | 523 | / |
| Liady | 89 | 349 | / |
| Laddy | 89 | 150 | / |
| Ladys | 89 | 103 | / |
| Ladoy | 89 | 86 | / |
| Ladiy | 89 | 73 | / |
| Ladey | 89 | 35 | / |
| Laidy | 89 | 24 | / |
| Laedy | 89 | 22 | / |
| Laady | 89 | 11 | / |
| Ladhy | 89 | 8 | / |
| Laydy | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ladyš | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ladyi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lyady | 89 | 1 | / |
| Laduy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ladyh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ladyo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lahady | 80 | 3,501 | / |
| Hladyi | 80 | 1,993 | / |
| Lahdiy | 80 | 545 | / |
| Lyadhy | 80 | 219 | / |
| Ladysh | 80 | 171 | / |
| Ladday | 80 | 120 | / |
| Laddey | 80 | 111 | / |
| Ladaya | 80 | 97 | / |
| Lasday | 80 | 88 | / |
| Hlaudy | 80 | 39 | / |
| Ladysz | 80 | 38 | / |
| Lauday | 80 | 34 | / |
| Ladhiy | 80 | 33 | / |
| Laiday | 80 | 17 | / |
| Llaudy | 80 | 15 | / |
| Hladiy | 80 | 14 | / |
| Liadey | 80 | 10 | / |
| Laydyp | 80 | 9 | / |
| Lahdyi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Lyaudy | 80 | 8 | / |
| Liaudy | 80 | 7 | / |
| Laadiy | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ladhay | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ladouy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Laidey | 80 | 4 | / |
| Laaday | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hladys | 80 | 2 | / |
| Liadiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ladhey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ladoyt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ladych | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laeday | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laidiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laudey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lladoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laydey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lhaday | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lahday | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ladhoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hladdy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leaddy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Layday | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leadey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leadhy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lada | 75 | 37,428 | / |
| Lade | 75 | 29,823 | / |
| Ladi | 75 | 19,037 | / |
| Ladj | 75 | 2,345 | / |
| Lody | 75 | 1,699 | / |
| Ledy | 75 | 1,073 | / |
| Lédy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lödy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ladé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hladysh | 73 | 2,844 | / |
| Hladych | 73 | 328 | / |
| Hladycz | 73 | 30 | / |
| Hladysz | 73 | 29 | / |
| Ladhaiy | 73 | 23 | / |
| Laudaya | 73 | 12 | / |
| Laidhay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Lajdych | 73 | 9 | / |
| Lahadey | 73 | 8 | / |
| Laydych | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lauduyt | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ladhaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ladohiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lahaday | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlladay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liauday | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laidi | 67 | 18,410 | / |
| Ladha | 67 | 15,265 | / |
| Laude | 67 | 11,483 | / |
| Liadi | 67 | 8,795 | / |
| Leddy | 67 | 5,728 | / |
| Ladda | 67 | 4,188 | / |
| Leedy | 67 | 3,881 | / |
| Ladhe | 67 | 3,343 | / |
| Laddi | 67 | 2,578 | / |
| Layda | 67 | 2,192 | / |
| Liade | 67 | 2,120 | / |
| Lauda | 67 | 2,106 | / |
| Leidy | 67 | 2,070 | / |
| Laudi | 67 | 1,896 | / |
| Leday | 67 | 1,638 | / |
| Lyada | 67 | 1,497 | / |
| Ladhi | 67 | 1,496 | / |
| Laida | 67 | 1,422 | / |
| Ladet | 67 | 1,339 | / |
| Laide | 67 | 1,322 | / |
| Loudy | 67 | 1,286 | / |
| Loday | 67 | 1,266 | / |
| Ladde | 67 | 1,175 | / |
| Lader | 67 | 1,164 | / |
| Latda | 67 | 1,100 | / |
| Ladio | 67 | 1,051 | / |
| Ladis | 67 | 970 | / |
| Lajda | 67 | 931 | / |
| Laadi | 67 | 924 | / |
| Ladge | 67 | 906 | / |
| Lhadi | 67 | 792 | / |
| Ladid | 67 | 755 | / |
| Hlade | 67 | 651 | / |
| Ladip | 67 | 601 | / |
| Llada | 67 | 596 | / |
| Leduy | 67 | 569 | / |
| Lhadj | 67 | 553 | / |
| Laadj | 67 | 545 | / |
| Laade | 67 | 529 | / |
| Ladie | 67 | 517 | / |
| Ladeu | 67 | 462 | / |
| Ledey | 67 | 433 | / |
| Lades | 67 | 426 | / |
| Laedi | 67 | 403 | / |
| Ladea | 67 | 376 | / |
| Ladaa | 67 | 357 | / |
| Ladee | 67 | 340 | / |
| Ladai | 67 | 265 | / |
| Laydi | 67 | 263 | / |
| Ladgi | 67 | 261 | / |
| Leadi | 67 | 251 | / |
| Loody | 67 | 245 | / |
| Lodey | 67 | 234 | / |
| Lahde | 67 | 234 | / |
| Liada | 67 | 224 | / |
| Lasdi | 67 | 203 | / |
| Laada | 67 | 197 | / |
| Latdi | 67 | 168 | / |
| Ladit | 67 | 163 | / |
| Ladaj | 67 | 138 | / |
| Ladep | 67 | 136 | / |
| Layde | 67 | 116 | / |
| Leade | 67 | 104 | / |
| Lajdi | 67 | 101 | / |
| Laede | 67 | 98 | / |
| Lodhy | 67 | 96 | / |
| Loddy | 67 | 84 | / |
| Lyadi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Leudy | 67 | 71 | / |
| Hladi | 67 | 67 | / |
| Lyade | 67 | 61 | / |
| Lodiy | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ladiš | 67 | 55 | / |
| Llody | 67 | 54 | / |
| Lahdi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ladiz | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ledoy | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ladoa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Leydy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ladoi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Leada | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ladei | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hlada | 67 | 37 | / |
| Láday | 67 | 36 | / |
| Lodoy | 67 | 36 | / |
| Lodys | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ladez | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ladih | 67 | 29 | / |
| Loedy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ladeh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ladje | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ladij | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lehdy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lhade | 67 | 12 | / |
| Llade | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lediy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lladi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laïde | 67 | 9 | / |
| Loidy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lhada | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laded | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laïdi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laddé | 67 | 6 | / |
| Liadé | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laadé | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lodyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lasde | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laudé | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lodyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Liody | 67 | 3 | / |
| La'da | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laudhaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lgade | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ladui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laîde | 67 | 2 | / |
| Latde | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ládyš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lodyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letdy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ladii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laàdj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laíde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohdy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laîdi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laïda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laudă | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liadj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laedj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahdj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laidj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loydy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ledyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lajde | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ledhy | 67 | 0 | / |
Lady Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lady in the Arabic language | ||
| اليدي | alydy | - |
| أليدي | alydy | - |
| اليدى | alydy | - |
| لدى | ldy | - |
| ليدي | lydy | - |
| لايدي | laydy | - |
| لدي | ldy | - |
| ليدى | lydy | - |
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