Paddy Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Montserrat

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.

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Paddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Guyana1511:5,048888
England1301:428,60028,863
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
India1111:6,910,499153,869
Canada431:856,87466,382
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Israel241:356,56829,419
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Panama101:391,2268,067
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Congo51:997,81917,129
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Montserrat21:2,474299
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2441:99,89910,088
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

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.

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

Paddy Last Name Facts

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

Paddy (Arabic: لبادي) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paddy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 352,406th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,047,917 people. This surname 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 held given name in the world, borne by 31,189 people.

Paddy is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Without taking into account Ghana this surname is found 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 prevalency of Paddy has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Paddy last name contracted 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

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Paaddy911/
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Paeddy910/
Pady89570/
Paddaya839/
Padhy8024,466/
Paday807,616/
Padda804,170/
Padey802,101/
Padiy801,755/
Peddy801,484/
Padde801,012/
Paddi80644/
Padyi80466/
Padoy80109/
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Paady806/
Poddy804/
Padyz804/
Pahdy802/
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Padyo801/
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Padder734,136/
Padaya731,088/
Paddie73354/
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Paddit73281/
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Poddey7358/
Padhey7351/
Padhay7342/
Paaddi7332/
Paiday7325/
Pasdey7322/
Padauy7320/
Paided7320/
Paddhe7319/
Padedh7316/
Paadey7314/
Paddih7314/
Paddis7313/
Peadda7311/
Payday739/
Patded739/
Paddai737/
Paudiy737/
Paddeh737/
Podday737/
Paddhi735/
Pauddi735/
Pauday734/
Paidey734/
Pauded734/
Padhoy734/
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Padded733/
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Paudda733/
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Payddi732/
Paddha732/
Paiddi732/
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Poeddy731/
Peadey731/
Peddhy731/
Peeddy731/
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Phadde731/
Phaddi731/
Pajdey731/
Paaday731/
Pahday731/
Pahdey731/
Padaiy731/
Paddaa731/
Paddez731/
Padhhy731/
Padhyh731/
Padhyt731/
Paddea731/
Paidid731/
Paddet731/
Padhid731/
Padaid731/
Phadda731/
Pedday731/
Peadoy730/
Padi6727,961/
Pada6722,984/
Pade679,474/
Pody671,095/
Pahaday67144/
Pahadiy67110/
Pedy6771/
Paidych6767/
Pashdey6750/
Padhaiy6739/
Paidhay6727/
Padhaya6722/
Paidaya6718/
Padé6712/
Pády678/
Paddeer677/
Phaadiy676/
Paaidey674/
Paudaya674/
Phaiday674/
Phaddee674/
Paaddhi673/
Padè673/
Phadaya671/
Pajhdey671/
Paadaya671/
Pahadey671/
Padaaya671/
Paddett671/
Paudaid671/
Padooyi671/
Paidaid671/
Paddist671/

Paddy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paddy in the Arabic language
لباديlbady-

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