Leddy Surname
Approximately 5,728 people bear this surname
Leddy Surname User-submission:
The Leddy surname originates from old Ireland. A few different variants of the name are O'liddy, O'laddy O'liddiath. The name means 'hyde', 'pelt', 'animal skin'.
Leddy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,647 | 1:99,386 | 11,041 |
| Ireland | 792 | 1:5,946 | 917 |
| England | 407 | 1:136,899 | 13,394 |
| Canada | 362 | 1:101,783 | 11,046 |
| Australia | 142 | 1:190,111 | 18,903 |
| Northern Ireland | 61 | 1:30,246 | 3,146 |
| Scotland | 60 | 1:89,230 | 6,335 |
| Chile | 47 | 1:374,819 | 10,292 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 718 | 1:6,170 | 992 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 83 | 1:293,679 | 20,037 |
| Scotland | 47 | 1:79,643 | 4,400 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,009 | 1:49,771 | 5,659 |
Leddy (1,636) may also be a first name.
Leddy Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Leddy surname originates from old Ireland. A few different variants of the name are O'liddy, O'laddy O'liddiath. The name means 'hyde', 'pelt', 'animal skin'.
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Leddy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leddy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leddy is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leddy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 84,372nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,272,267 people. Leddy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Leddy reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 190,666th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 1,636 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,647 people, or 1 in 99,386. In The United States Leddy is most common in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 14 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.
Leddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leddy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 361 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 110 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 490 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leddy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Leddy last name are 11.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.05% registered with the party.
The amount Leddy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $49,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning $51,097 CAD per year.
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