Waddy meaning | Last name Waddy origin

Following is the meaning of Waddy surname. Family name Waddy is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Waddy
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: The name we meet in Martinique, but it is present mainly in England. It is a hypocoristic of Walthew, Anglo-Scandinavian personal name composed of val roots (= battle) and thiofr (= thief, probably to designate one who snatches victory).

Waddy is used as a family name or surname in United States languages. Waddy has 5 characters long in length.

Waddy is common in United States country(ies).

Waddy is ranked 149389 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Waddy bearers increased by 5.855339 per cent in 2010 US census to 1844 since 2000, the surname slipped by 353 spots and ranked at 15792. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 77.71 78.24
White 15.46 16.53
Others 4.18 2.3
Hispanic or Latino 1.63 1.89
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.6 0.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.43 0.57

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Waddy

How popular is Waddy?

Waddy is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Guyana. Around 2527 people have been found who wears Waddy as their family name. Waddy is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
7,070 Guyana8
381,097 Ukraine4
67,494 South Africa3
917 Myanmar3
21,529 Singapore2
65,594 Belgium2
1,500,361 India2
123,175 Tanzania1
9,116 Nicaragua1
30,360 Thailand1
24,771 Colombia1
18,969 Wales1
17,236 Ghana1
16,640 Hong Kong1
29,046 Japan1
118,015 Netherlands1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
38,841 Scotland1
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Billy Waddy Football player
Jude Waddy Football player
Ray Waddy Football player

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