Paddy Surname
Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname
Paddy 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 SurnamePaddy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Guyana | 151 | 1:5,048 | 888 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| India | 111 | 1:6,910,499 | 153,869 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 244 | 1:99,899 | 10,088 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
Paddy (31,189) may also be a first name.
Paddy 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 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.
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.
Paddy Demographics
Average Male Paddy Height
174.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Paddy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paddy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paddy (Arabic: لبادي) is found most in Ghana. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paddy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 352,406th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,047,917 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Paddy live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Paddy is also the 27,080th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 31,189 people.
The last name Paddy is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Outside of Ghana Paddy exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 15 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.
Paddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Paddy has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Paddy surname fell 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Paddy Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Paddy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 166.16% more than the national average, earning R 632,508 per year and in Canada they earn 22% less than the national average, earning $38,754 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paddy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy in the Arabic language | ||
| لبادي | lbady | - |
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