Sadd Surname

222,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Sadd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sad,' i.e. the sober, the discreet, the serious. 'A sad man in whom is no pride': MS. Rawl. C. 86 (Halliwell).

Margaret Sad, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Seman Sad, Suffolk, ibid.

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Sadd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5841:95,40810,170
United States4231:856,87765,220
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Wales981:31,5773,178
Australia461:586,86342,409
Canada381:969,62173,252
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
India301:25,568,846339,406
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4361:55,9076,641
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Sadd (254) may also be a first name.

Sadd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sad,' i.e. the sober, the discreet, the serious. 'A sad man in whom is no pride': MS. Rawl. C. 86 (Halliwell).

Margaret Sad, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Seman Sad, Suffolk, ibid.

William Sad, Huntingdonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1429. John Sadd, prebend of Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1600. Married — Henrie Sadd and Parnell Eaden: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1607. Thomas Cornwall and Hannah Sadd: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(English) Serious, Discreet, Firm [Middle English sad(de; Old English sœd, primarily meaning ‘sated’] In Surrye [Syria] whilom dwelte a compaignye Of chapmen riche, and therto sadde and trewe.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, B 134-5.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old English, sadde; not sad, wretched, in the modern sense, but grave, serious. Two centuries ago any thing dull or heavy was so called, as sad colour, sad bread, &C.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon Or from the French, Saddée; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sadd Last Name Facts

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

Sadd (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﺩ, Hindi: सद्द, Marathi: साद, Russian: Садд) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sadd? popularity and diffusion

Sadd is the 222,674th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,982,266 people. Sadd is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Sadd are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 559,024th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 254 people.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 584 people, or 1 in 95,408. In England it is mostly found in: Norfolk, where 25 percent are found, Suffolk, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Egypt, where 20 percent are found.

Sadd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sadd has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sadd last name expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 631 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sadd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sadd surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sadd surname are 16.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sadd earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $46,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning $57,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shadd89743/
Saidd8929/
Saddh896/
Saadd894/
Saydd893/
Saudd893/
Saddz891/
Sadds890/
Seadd890/
Sad8661,037/
Schadd80136/
Shaudd804/
Shaddh803/
Shahdd803/
Sheadd801/
Saiddh801/
Saaddt801/
Sahadd801/
Shaddz801/
Sajjdd801/
Saa'dd801/
Said751,144,762/
Saad751,127,430/
Saud7587,442/
Shad7542,445/
Sayd7516,017/
Siad7511,950/
Sadh759,163/
Sead757,731/
Saïd756,435/
Cadd751,760/
Sahd75934/
Ssad75253/
Jadd75200/
Sodd75188/
Sa'd75166/
Sajd75133/
Sjad75123/
Sads75122/
Saîd7526/
Zadd7524/
Sasd7513/
Szad7511/
Saâd7511/
Sadz757/
Sadt756/
Saàd756/
Sãad756/
Saád755/
Sgad754/
Saíd753/
Saãd752/
Satd752/
Sâad752/
Scad751/
Hsad751/
Saǻd751/
Saýd751/
Sadp751/
Xadd751/
Jsad751/
Schaddt733/
Schaadd731/
Sa67375,265/
Shaad6717,254/
Schad6710,663/
Saaid678,566/
Sahad676,446/
Shaid676,387/
Shahd674,390/
Shead673,803/
Chadd671,670/
Sa'ad671,122/
Sahud67727/
Shadt67548/
Shaud67470/
Saayd67284/
Shzad67255/
Shadh67227/
Saa'd67193/
Hshad67184/
S'Aid67160/
Saidh67160/
Satdt67108/
Shhad67104/
Saudh67100/
Saahd6776/
Hsaad6773/
Shayd6772/
Sajjd6751/
Saidt6750/
Ssaid6744/
Saids6744/
Saadh6739/
Sjaad6739/
Hsaid6737/
Saads6736/
Shjad6732/
Saaad6725/
Sgaid6725/
Seads6722/
Saydh6718/
Shodd6717/
Sjaid6716/
Sauud6713/
Siaad6710/
Ssaad679/
Sai'd678/
Saijd677/
Saisd675/
Sahyd675/
Shasd675/
Seidd674/
Zaidd674/
Saydt674/
Siayd674/
Ssayd674/
Siadh673/
Saihd673/
Shatd673/
Sausd673/
Sjhad673/
Shajd673/
Zaddh673/
Sauds672/
Soddt672/
Hsiad672/
Saadt672/
S'Aad672/
Seaud672/
Sashd672/
Sajdh672/
Szzad671/
Sahjd671/
Saidp671/
Sadth671/
Sadtt671/
Saudt671/
Sattd671/
Caddh671/
Saydz671/
Scadt671/
Seadh671/
Zaddt671/
Saidï671/
Saajd671/
S'Aïd671/
Saaîd671/
Saaïd671/
Sadte671/
Saiïd671/
Szajd671/
Szaad671/
Ssaud671/
Sajhd671/
Jaadd671/
Sahhd671/
Saitd671/
Saysd671/
Sa'sd671/
Shsad671/
Shadz671/
Sgaud671/
Szadh671/
Saidz670/
Scodd670/
Shads670/
Scead670/
Scaad670/

Sadd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sadd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﺎﺩsad-
Sadd in the Hindi language
सद्दsadda-
Sadd in the Marathi language
सादsada-
Sadd in the Russian language
Саддsadd-

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