Paddey Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Paddey 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.

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Paddey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa671:808,62254,680
India421:18,263,461278,402
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Paddey 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.

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

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 double dims, of Patrick, q.v.

2 descendants of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Pad(d)a with the English diminutive suff. -ey, -ie.

Padda occurs in Domesday Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Paddey Last Name Facts

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

Paddey is most common in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paddey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,391,595th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Paddey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Paddey are found; 43 percent are found in Southern Africa and 43 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Paddey is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa Paddey is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 36 percent reside and Gauteng, where 16 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Paddey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paddey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Paddey last name increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paddey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Paddey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 81.54% more than the national average, earning R 431,412 per year and in Canada they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $65,545 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paddeya927/
Padey912,101/
Paddy911,034/
Padde911,012/
Padder834,136/
Padeya83926/
Paddie83354/
Padday83297/
Paddeu83171/
Peddey8397/
Paedey8392/
Poddey8358/
Padhey8351/
Pasdey8322/
Paddhe8319/
Paadey8314/
Paddeh837/
Paidey834/
Paddee834/
Padded833/
Paudey833/
Peadey831/
Paydey831/
Phadde831/
Piddey831/
Pajdey831/
Paaddy831/
Pahdey831/
Paddez831/
Paddye831/
Padeuy831/
Paddea831/
Paddys831/
Paddet831/
Phaddy831/
Paeddy830/
Paddoe830/
Pade809,474/
Pady80570/
Padheya77328/
Paedeya7789/
Pashdey7750/
Paideya7748/
Paddaya779/
Paddeer777/
Paaidey774/
Payadey774/
Phaddee774/
Padeyeh772/
Paddiya771/
Patdeya771/
Paudeya771/
Paydeya771/
Pajhdey771/
Pahadey771/
Paddett771/
Padeeya771/
Paddeie770/
Padhy7324,466/
Paday737,616/
Pader734,868/
Padda734,170/
Padeu731,876/
Padiy731,755/
Peddy731,484/
Padye731,166/
Pedde731,134/
Padee73917/
Padet73859/
Padie73816/
Paddi73644/
Pidde73637/
Paade73630/
Padyi73466/
Padad73404/
Padhe73374/
Pades73348/
Phade73292/
Paude73287/
Padge73269/
Paide73269/
Podey73165/
Padez73145/
Padei73134/
Pahde73132/
Padoy73109/
Padeh73107/
Podde73101/
Paidy73101/
Padje7395/
Phady7389/
Peade7377/
Padøy7368/
Paede7366/
Padue7363/
Peady7357/
Padae7355/
Patde7348/
Padoe7334/
Pasde7329/
Padys7327/
Paded7324/
Pedey7324/
Padea7320/
Payde7319/
Pfade7318/
Bpade739/
Paduy739/
Padep738/
Padyś738/
Padid737/
Paady736/
Pgade736/
Hpade735/
Padej735/
Poddy734/
Padyz734/
Ppade732/
Pahdy732/
Paudy732/
Patdy731/
Paydy731/
Padyo731/
Padée731/
Pajdy731/
Pajhdeya719/
Pahadeya712/
Pashdeya711/
Phaiddee711/
Podder6740,415/
Padiya675,337/
Peddie673,544/
Pahade673,523/
Padher672,328/
Padhye672,190/
Phader672,042/
Paydeh671,224/
Padaya671,088/
Padeuh67977/
Padhee67801/
Pujade67519/
Phadee67375/
Piyade67354/
Phaday67348/
Payade67299/
Paddit67281/
Paider67267/
Phadiy67229/
Poddie67201/
Poyade67178/
Paddio67172/
Paidda67139/
Padaye67100/
Padawe6791/
Padych6790/
Phayde6787/
Paduya6783/
Puyade6780/
Padiye6774/
Paidet6767/
Padhiy6765/
Padysz6765/
Padiyo6754/
Padhad6753/
Pathde6752/
Padayo6749/
Paudie6744/
Padhay6742/
Padeus6741/
Pijade6741/
Paedae6737/
Padadh6736/
Padoye6736/
Bpadad6733/
Padeer6732/
Paaddi6732/
Padayi6727/
Pachde6725/
Paiday6725/
Padeet6723/
Pasder6722/
Pauder6721/
Paydoe6721/
Padauy6720/
Paided6720/
Põdder6719/
Payode6718/
Peddhe6718/
Poddae6718/
Pedeya6718/
Paideh6718/
Paidee6718/
Paudhe6717/
Padedh6716/
Paudet6714/
Paddih6714/
Paddis6713/
Padech6713/
Pajder6713/
Paader6713/
Phadad6712/
Paidad6712/
Paudei6712/
Paadeh6712/
Peadda6711/
Payder6710/
Padaie6710/
Phadej6710/
Payday679/
Pashde679/
Patded679/
Padaje679/
Padoya679/
Padett678/
Paydee678/
Paddai677/
Paudiy677/
Paddah677/
Podday677/
Padeit676/
Padejo676/
Payede675/
Paidhe675/
Paddhi675/
Pauddi675/
Pauede675/
Padgeh675/
Padoue675/
Peadee675/
Peddee674/
Paydge674/
Paedda674/
Paedhe674/
Pajade674/
Padeep674/
Padhei674/
Pejade674/
Pauday674/
Pauded674/
Paddad674/
Padhoy674/
Patdiy674/
Pajhde673/
Paediy673/
Paudda673/
Padeja673/
Paidei673/
Padesh673/
Peddeh673/
Pfaude673/
Payddi672/
Pehade672/
Paadae672/
Paadhe672/
Paadye672/
Paddha672/
Padeji672/
Padhae672/
Paiddi672/
Pahady672/
Phaude672/
Phadet672/
Padeua672/
Paadeu672/
Paudes672/
Podeya671/
Padeia671/
Poeddy671/
Pojade671/
Pattde671/
Paudee671/
Peadeh671/
Peader671/
Pasdad671/
Pasdhe671/
Peddea671/
Peddei671/
Peddhy671/
Peeddy671/
Pawede671/
Paydes671/
Payide671/
Phaddi671/
Phadye671/
Phahde671/
Piddhe671/
Phodey671/
Paiade671/
Pajdee671/
Paadad671/
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Paadge671/
Paahde671/
Paaide671/
Padoie671/
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Pahday671/
Padaiy671/
Padayu671/
Paddaa671/
Padhhy671/
Padhyh671/
Padhyt671/
Padiea671/
Bphade671/
Pasdee671/
Paydad671/
Paydie671/
Patdie671/
Paduyo671/
Paides671/
Paidid671/
Paidie671/
Padhid671/
Padaid671/
Padaud671/
Phadda671/
Phades671/
Phadie671/
Phedey671/
Pedday671/
Peadez671/
Poddea671/
Phodde671/
Padahe671/
Paduyi671/
Patdee671/
Patdeh671/
Peadoy670/
Podeys670/
Paidge670/
Paydet670/

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