Tidy Surname

146,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Tidy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tiffany', from the nick. Tidd, and the pet form Tiddy or Tidy; v. Tiffany. (a) Nick. 'the tidy,' the neat in personal appearance and habit.

Stephen Tydy, Close Rolls, 26 Edward III.

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Tidy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5541:35,8554,715
Australia6401:42,1815,388
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Canada1451:254,10824,080
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Wales291:106,7088,358
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Jersey141:7,0861,520
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0781:22,6123,171
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Tidy (244) may also be a first name.

Tidy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tiffany', from the nick. Tidd, and the pet form Tiddy or Tidy; v. Tiffany. (a) Nick. 'the tidy,' the neat in personal appearance and habit.

Stephen Tydy, Close Rolls, 26 Edward III.

1788. Married — Joseph Piggon and Henrietta Tidy: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 Ready, Prompt; Honest; Neat [Middle English tidy, tidi; from Middle English tid(e, Old English tíd, time, season (cp. Scandinavian tidig = Dutch tijdig, early, timely] And travailleth and tilieth For a tretour also soore As for a trewe tidy man.—Piers Plowman, 13837-9.

(rarely) 2 for the Anglo-Saxon Tidi, Tida (v. under Tidd), with the English diminutive suit. -e)y.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

in the absence of any more recondite etymology, I presume that this name, and Tidyman, refer to neatness of dress in the original bearers.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Tadhg, the Irish form of Thady, i. e. Thaddeus. MacTaidhg or Teige, O'Taidhg or O'Teige (mentioned by O'Herin as chiefs of Ui Maile and of Ui Teigh) anglicised their name to Tighe. They derive their name from Irish tadhg, a poet, philoophers.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Tydee; a location name in Monmouth.

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

Tidy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tidy (Arabic: تايدي) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tidy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 146,068th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,399,587 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Tidy live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. Tidy is also the 571,890th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 244 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,554 people, or 1 in 35,855. In England Tidy is mostly found in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, West Sussex, where 10 percent are found and Surrey, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent are found and Chad, where 13 percent are found.

Tidy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tidy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tidy last name rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 232 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 214 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tidy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tidy last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tidy are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Tidy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.61% more than the national average, earning R 398,316 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $40,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.06% more than the national average, earning $60,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tidey891,443/
Tidoy89804/
Tiddy89548/
Tiday89399/
Tidiy89143/
Taidy8968/
Toidy8932/
Tiedy8930/
Tidhy896/
Teidy894/
Tisdy893/
Thidy891/
Titdoy80480/
Tuiday8092/
Tidahy8027/
Toiday8016/
Tidaya8013/
Taiday8010/
Tidaiy806/
Tuidoy805/
Thaidy802/
Taidey802/
Tiddey802/
Thiedy801/
Tiddiy801/
Tidhyi801/
Taidiy801/
Taidys801/
Toidey801/
Tisdoy801/
Thidiy801/
Tieday800/
Tida752,597/
Tide751,532/
Tedy751,426/
Tidi751,255/
Tudy7573/
Tédy751/
Tidé751/
Thuiday73108/
Toidaya7387/
Thoiday7376/
Thaiday7350/
Thiedey7348/
Toitdoy735/
Tidgaya731/
Taidych731/
Toida6713,802/
Tiede677,771/
Teddy675,410/
Taidi672,319/
Teidi671,134/
Tidei67986/
Toide67952/
Tuida67619/
Thedy67601/
Tideï67481/
Taide67427/
Taida67331/
Tuday67314/
Thidi67285/
Tidda67251/
Teidj67171/
Tuidi67143/
Thide67119/
Teide67106/
Tiddi6794/
Tides6793/
Tider6774/
Tedys6769/
Tedoy6767/
Tidha6762/
Thidé6757/
Tidje6755/
Taheiday6740/
Tehdy6735/
Toidi6732/
Tieda6731/
Ttidi6726/
Tidai6726/
Tidet6726/
Teday6723/
Tiodi6723/
Tuddy6719/
Tudey6716/
Tidde6714/
Teida6713/
Tidie6712/
Tudhy6712/
Tidih6712/
Tejdy6712/
Tiedi6711/
Tideu6710/
Tudoy678/
Tidio678/
Tediy678/
Tidee678/
Tedid676/
Tiode676/
Tedyś676/
Tyday675/
Tidaa675/
Titdi675/
Tidis674/
Tideh674/
Teady673/
Thuidaya673/
Tuduy673/
Ttida673/
Tuhdy673/
Tedey673/
Tidhe673/
Tidoa673/
Thédy673/
Teedy672/
Tidhi672/
Titde672/
Tuide672/
Tidea672/
Tedyy672/
Thudy671/
Tidej671/
Teudy671/
Toidé671/
Tisde671/
Tijdi671/
Tedyo671/
Tided671/
Tideî671/
Tidjs671/
Tedhy671/
Tuedy670/

Tidy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tidy in the Arabic language
تايديtaydy-
تايدىtaydy-

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