Thaddeus Surname

189,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Thaddeus Surname Definition:

The Latin forms of the Greek Thaddaios (Θαδδαίος), occurring in the A.-Saxon version of St. Mark (iii. 18) as Taddeus. Thaddeus is much used among the Poles; and the Polish hero of Balfe’s famous opera 'The Bohemian Girl’ is not letting the name readily be forgotten in this country.

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Thaddeus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4431:122,7608,070
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Malaysia2011:146,7379,218
United States801:4,530,737237,840
England771:723,61140,488
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
India251:30,682,615377,978
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Marshall Islands81:6,4781,058
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Thaddeus (30,573) may also be a first name.

Thaddeus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Latin forms of the Greek Thaddaios (Θαδδαίος), occurring in the A.-Saxon version of St. Mark (iii. 18) as Taddeus. Thaddeus is much used among the Poles; and the Polish hero of Balfe’s famous opera 'The Bohemian Girl’ is not letting the name readily be forgotten in this country. Thaddeus is also used in Ireland for the native Tadhg (v. MacTague), as shown, e.g., in Con- cannon’s ‘Mion-Chomhrádh’, p. 129.

["The most prob. etym. of ‘Thaddaeus’ seems to be that proposed by Dalman, who sees in it the Hebrew abbrev. of a Greek name beginning with Theo- (‘God ’), as in Theudas."—Hastings, Dict. Christ and Gosp., ii. (1908) 726]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Latin forms of the Greek Thaddaios (Θαδδαίος), occurring in the A.-Saxon version of St. Mark (iii. 18) as Taddeus. Thaddeus is much used among the Poles; and the Polish hero of Balfe’s famous opera 'The Bohemian Girl’ is not letting the name readily be forgotten in this country. Thaddeus is also used in Ireland for the native Tadhg (v. MacTague), as shown, e.g., in Con- cannon’s ‘Mion-Chomhrádh’, p. 129.

["The most prob. etym. of ‘Thaddaeus’ seems to be that proposed by Dalman, who sees in it the Hebrew abbrev. of a Greek name beginning with Theo- (‘God ’), as in Theudas."—Hastings, Dict. Christ and Gosp., ii. (1908) 726]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thaddeus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thaddeus (Hindi: थदेयुस) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thaddeus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thaddeus is the 189,000th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,259,189 people. The last name Thaddeus occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Thaddeus are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Thaddeus is also the 27,508th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 30,573 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,443 people, or 1 in 122,760. In Nigeria Thaddeus is most common in: Kaduna, where 27 percent are found, Adamawa, where 10 percent are found and Benue, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 12 percent are found and Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Thaddeus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thaddeus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thaddeus last name expanded 242 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thaddeus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thaddeus surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

Thaddeus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.2% less than the national average, earning $40,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaddeaus9496/
Theaddeus9414/
Thaddeuse946/
Tahaddeus941/
Thadeus932,713/
Thaddus9340/
Taddeus9319/
Thaddes932/
Thadddeaus891/
Thaddies8854/
Theddeus8848/
Thadeaus8821/
Thaddaus8813/
Thadeyus8810/
Thaadeus886/
Theaddus885/
Thadduis885/
Thaddeis885/
Thadeuse884/
Thadeusz883/
Thaedeus882/
Thadeush881/
Thaddgus881/
Thaddeas881/
Tahddeus881/
Thaiddes881/
Thaddous881/
Thadduse881/
Theadeus881/
Taddes861,459/
Tadeus86686/
Thades86132/
Thadus8635/
Taddus862/
Theddeaus822/
Tahddeaus821/
Thaddause821/
Theaudeus821/
Thaddaues821/
Taddese8031,347/
Taddess801,293/
Tadeush80303/
Theddus8032/
Thedeus8014/
Theadus809/
Thaddis805/
Thadaus804/
Thadous803/
Taddaus803/
Thaedus802/
Thadeas802/
Thaidus801/
Taddeis801/
Taddues801/
Tadeius801/
Tadeuss801/
Dthadus801/
Thaddas801/
Thodeus801/
Thideus801/
Thaduis801/
Tadeuse800/
Tiddeus800/
Thadies800/
Theaudeaus785/
Tadus77289/
Tades7743/
Taddesse7517,258/
Thaadues753/
Thedeyus751/
Thadause751/
Thedeaus751/
Theddaus751/
Tadese7135,132/
Tadess719,834/
Taudes71161/
Toddes7163/
Taydus7162/
Tajdus7134/
Tadusz7132/
Thedus7122/
Thodes7121/
Taidus7113/
Tedeus7110/
Thadas7110/
Thadys718/
Thadis717/
Tadaus717/
Teddus716/
Tadeis716/
Tadesh713/
Tadeas713/
Taddis712/
Taduis712/
Taides712/
Tadous712/
Teddes711/
Thadeyoos711/
Thadez711/
Taduss711/
Tehdus711/
Taddas711/
Tadies711/
Tahadesse711/
Taydes711/
Tideus711/
Taduse711/
Tadyes711/
Tadeuz711/
Thodus710/
Tadesse67842,414/
Taddist67273/
Tadeshe6745/
Todeush6732/
Tadaush6713/
Teddies676/
Taddios676/
Thadase675/
Tadeese675/
Tadhese674/
Thadash673/
Taidous673/
Theudes673/
Thadech671/
Toddies671/
Theddis671/
Thedees671/
Tahdees671/
Tadayus671/
Tadeushova671/
Theduis671/
Tadausz671/
Thadish671/
Taddase671/
Taddass671/
Tadeisz671/
Tadouse671/
Taddise671/
Tadesch671/
Tadeyos671/
Thaedys671/
Thaddox670/

Thaddeus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thaddeus in the Hindi language
थदेयुसthadeyusa-

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