Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CADY
There are approximately 446 people named Cady in the UK. That makes it the 10,996th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 7 are named Cady.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
CaddyCad
Cade
Cadiz
Cadd
Caday
Cado
Cada
Cadoy
Cadey
Cadye
Caady
Caadye
Caddye
Caddey
Cadyea
Cadi
Cadyes
Cadiy
Caddi
Cadie
Caddyo
Caddiy
Cadyd
Caad
Cadis
Caddie
Cadyeou
Cadyck
The Cady surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Ca-dia, in Gaelic, the house of God. There is a commonalty of Switzerland called Gotthespunt, or Casdee, i. e., the house of God. Cadie, in the Scottish, is an errand-boy, a messenger.