Find out how popular the last name Coady is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Coady.

Coady, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Coady surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Coady in America

Coady is the 12447th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Coady surname appeared 2,494 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Coady.

We can also compare 2010 data for Coady to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Coady

The surname Coady originated in Ireland and is an anglicized version of the Gaelic Ó Comhdháidh. The Gaelic form of the name means "descendant of Comhdhadh," which is derived from the word "comhdha," meaning "protection" or "security."

The name is believed to have originated in County Galway, where it was first recorded in the 13th century. The Coady family was part of the Gaelic aristocracy and held lands in the Connemara region of Galway.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Coady can be found in the Annals of the Four Masters, a chronicle of medieval Irish history compiled in the 17th century. The Annals mention Conchobhar Ó Comhdháidh, who was a chieftain in Connemara in the late 13th century.

Another notable early bearer of the name was Tadhg Ó Comhdháidh, who lived in the 15th century and was a prominent poet and scholar. His works are preserved in several Irish manuscripts from the period.

The Coady surname began to be anglicized to its current spelling in the 16th and 17th centuries, as English rule and influence in Ireland increased. Some early examples of the anglicized spelling include John Coady, who was born in Galway in 1587, and Edmond Coady, who was born in Roscommon in 1612.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Coady name was found throughout Ireland, particularly in Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon. Notable individuals from this period include Michael Coady (1735-1810), a Catholic priest and educator in Galway, and John Coady (1772-1856), a United Irishman and political activist from Mayo.

As Irish immigration to other parts of the world increased in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Coady surname spread to countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia. Some notable bearers of the name from this period include Maurice Francis Egan (1852-1924), an American writer and diplomat who was born in Philadelphia to Irish immigrant parents, and Moses Coady (1882-1959), a Canadian educator and co-operative leader from Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Coady

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Coady.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Coady was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Coady has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Coady was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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