Liddy Surname

121,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Liddy Surname Definition:

Ó Lideadha A Dalcassian slept, formerly of considerable importance in Thomond. Found also in Co.

Cavan as Leddy. MIF 162; Map Clare

Liddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5451:234,60122,538
Australia9731:27,7453,769
Ireland3841:12,2631,506
England3661:152,23514,507
Northern Ireland1421:12,9931,875
Canada1191:309,62728,530
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Guernsey221:2,929767
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Wales71:442,07621,198
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3151:14,0631,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3831:131,11912,565

Liddy (2,316) may also be a first name.

Liddy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Lideadha A Dalcassian slept, formerly of considerable importance in Thomond. Found also in Co.

Cavan as Leddy. MIF 162; Map Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Liddy Last Name Facts

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

Liddy occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liddy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 121,889th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,940,758 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Liddy are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 154,703rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,316 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,545 people, or 1 in 234,601. In The United States Liddy is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent reside and Ireland, where 10 percent reside.

Liddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Liddy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 403 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 122 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 389 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liddy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Liddy surname is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Liddy last name are 15.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Liddy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.1% more than the national average, earning R 423,240 per year; in United States they earn 20.73% more than the national average, earning $52,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.23% more than the national average, earning $60,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liddey912/
Lidday911/
Leiddy911/
Lieddy910/
Lidy89985/
Leddy805,728/
Leidy802,070/
Luddy801,225/
Liday80627/
Liddi80302/
Lyddy80241/
Liedy80239/
Lidey80130/
Lidda80111/
Lidiy8050/
Lidid8031/
Laidy8024/
Lidoy8020/
Loidy808/
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Liody803/
Lidyo802/
Lidde802/
Lidyd801/
Liudy801/
Lidder73649/
Liddie73450/
Lidgey73130/
Lidaya7363/
Laiday7317/
Loiday7316/
Laiddi7314/
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Laidey734/
Leidys734/
Lijdde733/
Lleidy733/
Luidhy732/
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Lloidy732/
Lisdey731/
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Laidda731/
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Hliday731/
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Laidiy731/
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Leidid730/
Leidde730/
Leidoy730/
Leiday730/
Leidey730/
Lyddey730/
Leaddy730/
Leuddy730/
Lida676,029/
Lidi672,123/
Lide671,483/
Ludy671,458/
Ledy671,073/
Loidhay67668/
Lydy67392/
Lidé6739/
Lüdy6716/
Laidhay6710/
Lédy672/
Luisdey671/
Luidhay671/
Liddich671/
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Hleidda671/
Lidă671/
Lhidaya671/
Lidj671/
Liddess670/

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