Sheedy Surname

61,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Sheedy Surname Definition:

Mac Síoda A branch of the Macnamaras — the two names have sometimes been used synonymously.

IF 33*; Map Clare

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Sheedy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4801:104,15511,467
Australia2,3601:11,4391,685
Ireland1,0711:4,397743
England5921:94,11810,066
Canada4781:77,0838,661
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Wales351:88,4157,250
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6101:7,2621,123
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7231:69,4597,523

Sheedy (102) may also be a first name.

Sheedy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Síoda A branch of the Macnamaras — the two names have sometimes been used synonymously.

IF 33*; Map Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Síoda IF 307*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Sioda (silk).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Old Norse, Skiði; from the German, Schiedeck; from the Dutch, Scheijde; from the Danish, Schythe; a personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

A Gaelic surname, meaning 'silk'.

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Sheedy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheedy (Arabic: شيدي) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheedy? popularity and diffusion

Sheedy is the 61,169th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 886,455 people. The surname Sheedy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Sheedy live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sheedy is also the 935,178th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 102 people.

The last name Sheedy is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,480 people, or 1 in 104,155. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent reside and Ireland, where 13 percent reside.

Sheedy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheedy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheedy surname rose 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 176 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 466 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 389 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheedy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sheedy surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sheedy surname are 9.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sheedy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.24% more than the national average, earning R 273,864 per year; in United States they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $48,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $51,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saheedy924/
Scheedy922/
Sheedey920/
Sheeday920/
Sheediy920/
Shedy91245/
Seedy9161/
Sheded832,528/
Sheedi831,757/
Sehedy83295/
Sheeda83264/
Sheidy83195/
Sheddy83171/
Sheady83129/
Sheede8356/
Schedy8347/
Cheedy8337/
Shedys8314/
Seyedy8312/
Seiedy8312/
Sheday837/
Seeday836/
Shedyi836/
Seedey835/
Shedey834/
Shediy831/
Shaedy831/
Sseedy831/
Shedyd831/
Shiedy830/
Sheudy830/
Sedy80471/
Shedeed776,543/
Sheeder77845/
Shideed77312/
Scheede77286/
Sehedyi77275/
Shehady77101/
Sheedai7772/
Cheeday7743/
Scheday7734/
Cheedey7732/
Seedaya7731/
Shedaya7727/
Sheedid775/
Shheedi775/
Sayeedy774/
Shejede774/
Scheidy773/
Shedych773/
Sheedaa772/
Scheddy771/
Scheded771/
Sheyeda771/
Shieday771/
Shehede771/
Sheaddy771/
Sheedha771/
Shaeday771/
Sheedhi771/
Shheede771/
Sheeade771/
Sehedyy771/
Shawedy771/
Shady7328,967/
Sheda733,708/
Shedi733,643/
Shede733,642/
Sedoy731,715/
Seeda731,111/
Seydy73568/
Saedy73328/
Seedi73297/
Sedey73224/
Shody73190/
Seidy73154/
Seede73129/
Seady73117/
Seday73113/
Siedy73102/
Chedy7368/
Sediy7344/
Sedyo7323/
Sedys7321/
Suedy7319/
Seddy7318/
Sahdy7318/
Ceedy7316/
Sedyp7315/
Sedyi7312/
Sohdy739/
Sedyh735/
Syedy734/
Zeedy733/
Shidy733/
Seudy732/
Sedhy731/
Seduy731/
Soedy730/
Scheeder71189/
Shehadey7149/
Shajeeda7116/
Shehaday712/
Shehedeh712/
Sheedeer711/
Soheedeh711/
Sayheede711/
Shchedyd711/
Shchedys711/
Cheehhdy711/
Shedge6735,689/
Seyedi6722,045/
Shedid676,917/
Shohdy675,684/
Seedee67749/
Sedaya67724/
Shaddy67537/
Sheida67474/
Shaede67467/
Cheedi67443/
Seeder67391/
Cheded67342/
Schady67341/
Sheyda67316/
Seieda67303/
Shoudy67220/
Sheddi67208/
Sahady67200/
Shadoy67187/
Shieda67170/
Cheede67156/
Schede67147/
Cheddy67143/
Shaday67134/
Sheidi67121/
Seedie67110/
Sheade67106/
Seyidy6790/
Shedha6787/
Shedde6777/
Shidey6768/
Sheide6766/
Shadyi6765/
Seedes6754/
Sayedy6752/
Shedio6751/
Sheder6744/
Shydyi6744/
Saiedy6741/
Shadey6737/
Shiede6737/
Seyede6736/
Shadee6733/
Shedis6730/
Shoddy6726/
Sediey6726/
Cheady6724/
Sheydi6722/
Sedych6722/
Cheday6720/
Shedhe6720/
Shiday6719/
Shaedi6719/
Shedhi6718/
Seiedi6716/
Shetdi6716/
Saeday6716/
Siediy6716/
Shaheedeh6715/
Suediy6714/
Shaidy6714/
Seyeda6713/
Sedhiy6713/
Sheyde6712/
Seuady6712/
Shedai6712/
Souedy6711/
Shahdy6711/
Sjahdy6710/
Sheude6710/
Sodhee6710/
Sahudy679/
Sajedy679/
Shaheedee679/
Shesde679/
Åshede679/
Seedha678/
Seedhi678/
Sadhey678/
Shoday678/
Seydey678/
Shidee678/
Shedie677/
Shedei677/
Shhede677/
Seiday677/
Chedey677/
Cheidy677/
Shedda676/
Seedaa676/
Sawedy676/
Sheudi676/
Sideed676/
Seddey675/
Sadhee675/
Schedi675/
Sheuda675/
Shided675/
Shidiy674/
Seeddi674/
Shedes674/
Seedje674/
Shodiy674/
Shedeh674/
Shiedi674/
Sedhay674/
Sedhed674/
Seuody674/
Shyday673/
Shodey673/
Sejeda673/
Seedui673/
Syeday673/
Shehdi673/
Sahdey672/
Suiedy672/
Shaady672/
Shuede672/
Seadey672/
Seydoy672/
Sheada672/
Sehdee672/
Shydee672/
Sheadi672/
Shoede672/
Shiody672/
Sideey672/
Seeded672/
Shhady672/
Ssediy672/
Shydyh672/
Sahday671/
Sceeda671/
Scheidedd671/
Sohday671/
Soiedy671/
Sidhee671/
Sidhey671/
Shehde671/
Shejde671/
Sedehy671/
Sedeys671/
Seedda671/
Seedei671/
Seidys671/
Shajeedaa671/
Shaydy671/
Shedaa671/
Shedet671/
Shedgi671/
Shiddy671/
Ceeday671/
Seeyde671/
Seedio671/
Shaudy671/
Seydiy671/
Shhedi671/
Shedee671/
Shedit671/
Shyede671/
Sseedi671/
Seeydi671/
Sejdiy671/
Szeedi671/
Seedhe671/
Souhdy671/
Sieday671/
Shedoa671/
Seeada671/
Seedet671/
Seedit671/
Sohdey671/
Shodyi671/
Zeeday671/
Chedys671/
Seuddy670/
Schody670/
Seidiy670/
Shyddy670/
Schidy670/
Shejda670/
Seyday670/

Sheedy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheedy in the Arabic language
شيديshydy-

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