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Dady Family History

Dady Surname 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


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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 1891 there were 114 Dady families living in London. This was about 33% of all the recorded Dady's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Dady families in 1891.
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What did your Dady ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Builders Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Dady. 17% of Dady men worked as a Builders Labourer and 84% of Dady women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dady were Insurance Agent and Domestic Day Girl.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Builders Labourer
    17%
  • Postman
    17%
  • Wholesale Potato Trave (master)
    17%
  • Insurance Agent
    17%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    84%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Domestic Day Girl
    2%

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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 UK, 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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