Lady Surname

49,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Bahamas

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.

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Lady Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,1471:12,5851,652
United States1,5151:239,24722,888
Nigeria1,5111:117,2357,770
Cameroon1,0911:19,0372,609
Chad7701:17,6522,191
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Indonesia2711:488,00440,078
Iran2351:326,73422,427
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
India951:8,074,372169,494
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
France791:840,79499,796
England681:819,38343,863
Ivory Coast571:404,75813,812
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Bahamas491:7,995667
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Canada371:995,82774,831
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Singapore301:183,5907,666
China271:50,641,5392,733
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Benin201:516,78033,864
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Congo111:453,55410,703
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Jordan61:1,473,74019,539
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Kiribati41:28,352669
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3551:141,46113,305

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Lady Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lady (Arabic: اليدي) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Lády. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lady.

How Common Is The Last Name Lady? popularity and diffusion

Lady is the 49,042nd most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 694,383 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Lady live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,227th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 126,154 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 2,147 people, or 1 in 12,585. Outside of Ghana Lady exists in 126 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Lady Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lady has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lady Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Lady last name are 22.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.79% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lády9245/
Laday891,534/
Hlady89823/
Laudy89739/
Lahdy89600/
Leady89523/
Liady89349/
Laddy89150/
Ladys89103/
Ladoy8986/
Ladiy8973/
Ladey8935/
Laidy8924/
Laedy8922/
Laady8911/
Ladhy898/
Laydy893/
Ladyš892/
Ladyi892/
Lyady891/
Laduy891/
Ladyh891/
Ladyo891/
Lahady803,501/
Hladyi801,993/
Lahdiy80545/
Lyadhy80219/
Ladysh80171/
Ladday80120/
Laddey80111/
Ladaya8097/
Lasday8088/
Hlaudy8039/
Ladysz8038/
Lauday8034/
Ladhiy8033/
Laiday8017/
Llaudy8015/
Hladiy8014/
Liadey8010/
Laydyp809/
Lahdyi809/
Lyaudy808/
Liaudy807/
Laadiy806/
Ladhay806/
Ladouy804/
Laidey804/
Laaday803/
Hladys802/
Liadiy801/
Ladhey801/
Ladoyt801/
Ladych801/
Laeday801/
Laidiy801/
Laudey801/
Lladoy801/
Laydey801/
Lhaday801/
Lahday801/
Ladhoy801/
Hladdy801/
Leaddy800/
Layday800/
Leadey800/
Leadhy800/
Lada7537,428/
Lade7529,823/
Ladi7519,037/
Ladj752,345/
Lody751,699/
Ledy751,073/
Lédy752/
Lödy751/
Ladé751/
Hladysh732,844/
Hladych73328/
Hladycz7330/
Hladysz7329/
Ladhaiy7323/
Laudaya7312/
Laidhay7310/
Lajdych739/
Lahadey738/
Laydych736/
Lauduyt734/
Ladhaya732/
Ladohiy731/
Lahaday731/
Hlladay731/
Liauday731/
Laidi6718,410/
Ladha6715,265/
Laude6711,483/
Liadi678,795/
Leddy675,728/
Ladda674,188/
Leedy673,881/
Ladhe673,343/
Laddi672,578/
Layda672,192/
Liade672,120/
Lauda672,106/
Leidy672,070/
Laudi671,896/
Leday671,638/
Lyada671,497/
Ladhi671,496/
Laida671,422/
Ladet671,339/
Laide671,322/
Loudy671,286/
Loday671,266/
Ladde671,175/
Lader671,164/
Latda671,100/
Ladio671,051/
Ladis67970/
Lajda67931/
Laadi67924/
Ladge67906/
Lhadi67792/
Ladid67755/
Hlade67651/
Ladip67601/
Llada67596/
Leduy67569/
Lhadj67553/
Laadj67545/
Laade67529/
Ladie67517/
Ladeu67462/
Ledey67433/
Lades67426/
Laedi67403/
Ladea67376/
Ladaa67357/
Ladee67340/
Ladai67265/
Laydi67263/
Ladgi67261/
Leadi67251/
Loody67245/
Lodey67234/
Lahde67234/
Liada67224/
Lasdi67203/
Laada67197/
Latdi67168/
Ladit67163/
Ladaj67138/
Ladep67136/
Layde67116/
Leade67104/
Lajdi67101/
Laede6798/
Lodhy6796/
Loddy6784/
Lyadi6776/
Leudy6771/
Hladi6767/
Lyade6761/
Lodiy6761/
Ladiš6755/
Llody6754/
Lahdi6750/
Ladiz6749/
Ledoy6748/
Ladoa6742/
Leydy6741/
Ladoi6739/
Leada6739/
Ladei6738/
Hlada6737/
Láday6736/
Lodoy6736/
Lodys6736/
Ladez6730/
Ladih6729/
Loedy6723/
Ladeh6723/
Ladje6719/
Ladij6718/
Lehdy6713/
Lhade6712/
Llade6711/
Lediy679/
Lladi679/
Laïde679/
Loidy678/
Lhada677/
Laded677/
Laïdi676/
Laddé676/
Liadé675/
Laadé675/
Lodyi674/
Lasde674/
Laudé674/
Lodyo674/
Liody673/
La'da673/
Laudhaya672/
Lgade672/
Ladui672/
Laîde672/
Latde672/
Ládyš672/
Lodyz671/
Letdy671/
Ladii671/
Laàdj671/
Laíde671/
Lohdy671/
Laîdi671/
Laïda671/
Laudă671/
Liadj671/
Laedj671/
Lahdj671/
Laidj671/
Loydy671/
Ledyi671/
Lajde670/
Ledhy670/

Lady Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lady in the Arabic language
اليديalydy-
أليديalydy-
اليدىalydy-
لدىldy-
ليديlydy-
لايديlaydy-
لديldy-
ليدىlydy-

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