Padday Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Padday Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Patrick,' from the nick. Pat, and pet form Patty or Paddy. All these forms are purely English; v. Paddison or Pattison, and Patey or Pate.
1560. John Borne and Margaret Paddye, of Hadley, Essex: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnamePadday Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 269 | 1:2,851,544 | 87,023 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
Padday Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Patrick,' from the nick. Pat, and pet form Patty or Paddy. All these forms are purely English; v. Paddison or Pattison, and Patey or Pate.
1560. John Borne and Margaret Paddye, of Hadley, Essex: Marriage Lic. (London).
1585. John Paddie, Buckinghamshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1770. Married — Joseph Paddy and Elizabeth Cope: St. George, Hanover Square.
PADIE: Diminutive of Patrick, which see. Padie and Padyne in the Glasgow Protocols and other Glasgow documents are considered as two forms of the same name. John Padie, carter, was admitted burgess freeman of Glasgow because he is a common servant of the town, 1584 (Burgesses). James Padie, skinner, admitted burgess freeman, 1606 (ibid.). Mariota Padie, Alison Padie, and Catherine Padie were retoured in lands beside Spittal-Quarter, 1618 (Retours, Lanark, 118-120). John Pady, witness in Glasgow, 1542 (LCD., p. 126).
1. Apparently an ancient personal name, whence the patronymical Paddison, the local Padwick, Paddington, Padiham, Padley, Padworth, &c. 2. Perhaps the common nickname of Patrick.
From the German, Pade; a personal name.
Padday Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Padday Come From? nationality or country of origin
Padday is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Padday? popularity and diffusion
The surname Padday is the 899,940th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Padday live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 2,851,544. In India it is mostly found in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 100 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 0 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.
Padday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Padday has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Padday last name rose 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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