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

Liddy, 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 Liddy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Liddy in America

Liddy is the 26391st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Liddy surname appeared 925 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Liddy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Liddy 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 Liddy

The surname Liddy has its origins in England and Ireland, and it is believed to have derived from the Old English personal name "Lida" or "Lidi", which is thought to have meant "gentle" or "gracious". It may also have been a diminutive form of the name "Lidia".

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Liddy can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Lidi" in Norfolk, England. This suggests that the name had established itself in certain regions of England by the late 11th century.

In Ireland, the surname Liddy is thought to have originated from the old Gaelic name "Ó Lideadha", which means "descendant of Lideadha". The name was particularly prevalent in counties such as Limerick, Clare, and Tipperary.

Notable individuals who bore the surname Liddy include Sir Thomas Liddy (1737-1809), an Irish politician and member of the Irish House of Commons, and Christopher Liddy (1828-1907), an Irish-born American priest and author.

Other historical figures with the surname Liddy include William Liddy (1789-1871), an English architect and surveyor, and John Liddy (1825-1888), an Irish-born Australian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.

James Liddy (1934-2008) was an American author and academic, known for his works on Irish literature and culture. He served as the director of the Irish Studies program at Fordham University.

It is worth noting that while the surname Liddy has its roots in England and Ireland, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and settlement patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Liddy

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

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 Liddy 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 Liddy 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 Liddy was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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