Tardy Surname

39,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Tardy Surname Definition:

An ancient French family, who embracing the doctrines of the Reformation, suffered much persecution, both in the XVI. and XVII. centuries. They resided for many generations at La Tremblade, in the province of Santonge. The first settler in Ireland was Monsieur Elie Tardy, who took up his residence at Dublin about 1760.

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Tardy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France10,0501:6,609554
United States1,8801:192,79719,072
Switzerland3241:25,3493,965
Canada2531:145,63514,918
Hungary971:101,1999,765
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
England331:1,688,42669,999
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Puerto Rico131:273,0882,549
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Norway91:571,36544,190
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:178,08015,904

Tardy (84) may also be a first name.

Tardy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient French family, who embracing the doctrines of the Reformation, suffered much persecution, both in the XVI. and XVII. centuries. They resided for many generations at La Tremblade, in the province of Santonge. The first settler in Ireland was Monsieur Elie Tardy, who took up his residence at Dublin about 1760. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fr.; a personal name.

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

Tardy Last Name Facts

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

Tardy (Arabic: تاردي) is found most in France. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tardy.

How Common Is The Last Name Tardy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,822nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 552,925 people. The surname Tardy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Tardy are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Tardy is also the 1,046,220th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 84 people.

The last name Tardy is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 10,050 people, or 1 in 6,609. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 49 percent live, Île-de-France, where 13 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent live. Other than France this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Tardy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tardy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tardy last name grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tardy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tardy surname are 0.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tardy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 87.7% more than the national average, earning 649,585 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $43,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.69% less than the national average, earning $40,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tardey91106/
Tarday9118/
Thardy916/
Tairdy912/
Tardys911/
Tayrdy911/
Tardyś911/
Tarddy911/
Tardyo911/
Tardiy911/
Tardaya836/
Tardiey831/
Theardy831/
Tardych830/
Tardi809,845/
Tarde803,874/
Tarda80875/
Tordy80161/
Terdy8049/
Tardé805/
Tardí803/
Tardá802/
Tardj802/
Taireddy7719/
Tardio736,278/
Tardih732,752/
Tardie73486/
Torday73368/
Tardeh73263/
Tarhda73206/
Tardoi73205/
Tardis73122/
Tardit73110/
Tardet7393/
Tardaa7355/
Tardea7351/
Tardai7340/
Tardiz7332/
Tardeu7325/
Tardje7324/
Tardes7321/
Tarder7319/
Tardez7319/
Tardij7312/
Tordey7311/
Tardei7310/
Tardee739/
Tardge738/
Teardi738/
Thardi736/
Taarde735/
Tharde735/
Tardhi732/
Tardid732/
Taardi731/
Tarhdi731/
Tardès731/
Tairdi731/
Tardda731/
Tairde731/
Therdy731/
Ttarde731/
Taurda731/
Thaireddy713/
Taaireddy713/
Tardeth6771/
Thorday6721/
Tahardi6717/
Tardett6711/
Tardich6710/
Tardest677/
Tardait676/
Tardiss676/
Tarditt675/
Tarzdeh674/
Tordaya671/
Thardee671/
Tartdeh671/
Tardeah671/
Tardder671/
Tartdee671/
Tharder670/

Tardy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tardy in the Arabic language
تارديtardy-

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