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
Leddy is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leddy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 84,372nd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,272,267 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 widely held first name globally, borne by 1,636 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,647 people, or 1 in 99,386. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 14 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
Leddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leddy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leddy surname rose 361 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 110 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 490 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leddy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Leddy last name 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% being registered to vote for 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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