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Dady Family History

Dady Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Deady . Hungarian: habitational name for someone from a place called Dad in Fejér and Komárom counties or Dada in Somogy and Szabolcs counties. English: variant of Daddy from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Dad(d)y perhaps a rhyming pet form of Ad(d)y a pet form of Adam ; compare Addy and Adey . Alternatively perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English daddy a familiar term for ‘father’ but there is no evidence for this word before the 16th century.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Mady, Lady, Dory, Deady, Dade, Davy, Rada, Kade, Day, Rady

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Where is the Dady family from?

You can see how Dady families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dady family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dady families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 6 Dady families living in New York. This was about 35% of all the recorded Dady's in USA. New York had the highest population of Dady families in 1840.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

Laborer
26%
Farmer
23%
Salesman
12%
Truck Driver
8%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Teacher
23%
Stenographer
19%
Housework
14%
Housewife
10%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Dady. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Dady. For the veterans among your Dady ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dady lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Dady life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1980. The average life expectancy for Dady in 1953 was 48, and 82 in 2004.

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