Udy Surname

201,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Udy Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) 16th cent. Udie, the Domesday Udi [apparently from a variant of Old Norse auð-r = Old Saxon ód (= Old English eád), prosperity, riches, luck] Uda occurs as the name of a monk in the ‘Liber Vitae Dunelm.’; and Udd is found in England in the eighth cent.

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Udy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0511:344,87130,996
New Zealand3881:11,6712,025
England2161:257,95420,673
Australia1381:195,62119,280
Canada801:460,57039,784
Wales461:67,2725,910
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Austria111:774,13064,097
India61:127,844,230863,365
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Udy (634) may also be a first name.

Udy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) 16th cent. Udie, the Domesday Udi [apparently from a variant of Old Norse auð-r = Old Saxon ód (= Old English eád), prosperity, riches, luck] Uda occurs as the name of a monk in the ‘Liber Vitae Dunelm.’; and Udd is found in England in the eighth cent. The Continental forms preclude a derivation from O. Welsh udd, a 'chief, ‘lord'.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Udy Last Name Facts

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

Udy (Hindi: उदय, Marathi: उदय, Russian: Уды) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Udy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 201,509th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,522,255 people. The surname Udy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Udy are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Udy is also the 330,552nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 634 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,051 people, or 1 in 344,871. In The United States Udy is primarily found in: Utah, where 49 percent reside, Idaho, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 19 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Udy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Udy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Udy surname increased 1,440 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Udy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Udy last name are 36.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Udy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $43,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $50,883 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uday8611,962/
Udoy864,697/
Eudy864,054/
Audy863,267/
Hudy861,687/
Udey861,594/
Oudy86318/
Gudy86221/
Uduy8626/
Uddy8621/
Udyy8617/
Udyd868/
Udyo867/
Udiy866/
Udyi866/
Udys866/
Udøy866/
Udyh861/
Udyp861/
Uydy861/
Uedy860/
Guday7512,577/
Udaya7510,408/
Goudy754,825/
Auddy753,035/
Gaudy752,153/
Huddy751,931/
Gudoy751,845/
Gudiy75819/
Udych75316/
Gudey75271/
Udycz75261/
Houdy75225/
Auday75219/
Guddy75199/
Eudey75194/
Udhay75168/
Hudyi75125/
Hudey75100/
Udhiy7591/
Huday7586/
Haudy7578/
Uiday7571/
Audoy7566/
Hudys7553/
Audiy7548/
Uddoy7542/
Audey7541/
Udday7538/
Usday7534/
Gudøy7529/
Hudiy7521/
Audhy7518/
Ouday7517/
Udhey7516/
Ouddy758/
Auduy758/
Oudey757/
Oudys755/
Udhoy755/
Eudys754/
Euddy753/
Udohy753/
Udouy752/
Gudhy752/
Guhdy751/
Gudyo751/
Uidey751/
Uddey751/
Uedey751/
Uuday751/
Oudoy751/
Udysz751/
Udayh751/
Guduy751/
Audyt751/
Uudey751/
Hudoy751/
Guudy751/
Uhday750/
Huidy750/
Ude6774,866/
Uda6738,916/
Udi6715,236/
Ody674,582/
Idy671,854/
Audouy671,265/
Goudey671,117/
Gaudey67316/
Uidhay67175/
Udhaya67154/
Gauday67123/
Audhuy67118/
Hudych6788/
Huiday6781/
Houdoy6769/
Guddoy6766/
Oudaya6755/
Udhaiy6747/
Hudysh6736/
Audaya6730/
Hudycz6730/
Udoaya6724/
Gudhey6723/
Ahuday6718/
Gudday6717/
Audhiy6716/
Gaudiy6712/
Hudysz6710/
Gudhiy679/
Gudaya679/
Ahudey679/
Udj678/
Houday676/
Houdey676/
Gouday676/
Guddey675/
Uddaya672/
Haudey672/
Goudoy672/
Gudhay672/
Eudahy672/
Hussdy671/
Oudysh671/
Hauday671/
Haudys671/
Husday671/
Eustdy671/
Gudaiy671/
Guddiy671/
Gudduy671/
Guuday671/
Usdohy671/
Udahyi671/
Udouyi671/
Haudhy671/
Ouddey671/
Udé671/
Udahay671/
Gauddy671/
Euddys671/
Auddey671/
Huddoy671/
Heuday671/
Hudday670/
Gaudoy670/

Udy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Udy in the Marathi language
उदयudaya-
Udy in the Hindi language
उदयudaya85.71
उद्यudya9.52
उदयाudaya4.76
Udy in the Russian language
Удыudy-

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