How common is the surname Cady?

9,084 people in the United States had the surname Cady in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,988 Americans. It ranked 3,910th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cady?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Cady identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cady?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist (1815–1902), followed by Frank Cady.

Where is the surname Cady most common?

Wikidata records people named Cady in the United States.

Is the surname Cady getting more or less common?

More common. 8,745 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,084 in 2010, up 3.9%.

Is Cady also a first name?

Yes. Cady is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Cady

A surname, carried by 9,084 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cady is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,084 people named Cady in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,988 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,745.

#3,910

rank among US surnames

9,084

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,724)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,901	Hoke	9,096	33,943
#3,902	Leong	9,094	33,950
#3,903	Lawless	9,093	33,954
#3,904	Ruby	9,091	33,962
#3,906	Sander	9,090	33,965
#3,907	Buford	9,089	33,969
#3,908	Merriman	9,085	33,984

Who is named Cady

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Cady identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cadys

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist (1815–1902)
Frank Cady
American actor (1915–2012)
John Cady
Amateur golfer (1866-1933)
Carol Cady
American athlete (born 1962)
Walter Guyton Cady
American physicist (1874–1974)
Daniel Cady
American politician, 1773–1859
Jack Cady
American writer (1932–2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cady

Cady has the Soundex code C300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C300.

Questions

How common is the surname Cady?: 9,084 people in the United States had the surname Cady in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,988 Americans. It ranked 3,910th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cady?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Cady identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cady?: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist (1815–1902), followed by Frank Cady.
Where is the surname Cady most common?: Wikidata records people named Cady in the United States.
Is the surname Cady getting more or less common?: More common. 8,745 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,084 in 2010, up 3.9%.
Is Cady also a first name?: Yes. Cady is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.