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

Mardy, 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 Mardy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mardy in America

Mardy is the 106096th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mardy surname appeared 168 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 Mardy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mardy 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 Mardy

The surname Mardy is believed to have originated in the English county of Yorkshire, dating back to the medieval period. It is thought to derive from the Old English words "mere" and "dy," which together translate to "boundary brook" or "boundary stream." This suggests that the name may have originated as a place name, referring to a settlement or area located near a boundary brook or stream.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mardy can be found in the 13th century, in the Wakefield Court Rolls of 1275, where a person named Richard de Meredy is mentioned. This spelling variation, "Meredy," is likely an early form of the modern surname Mardy.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns of 1379, with a reference to a John Merdy. This spelling, "Merdy," is closer to the modern form of the surname.

During the 16th century, the name was occasionally recorded with the spelling "Mardie," as seen in the Parish Registers of St. Mary's Church in Beverley, East Yorkshire, where a marriage between William Mardie and Joan Cowper was recorded in 1588.

One notable historical figure bearing the surname Mardy was Sir Thomas Mardy (1555-1628), a Member of Parliament for Aldborough, Yorkshire, in the early 17th century. He was a prominent landowner and served as the High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1607.

Another individual of note was John Mardy (1720-1793), a renowned English architect and surveyor from Yorkshire. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings in the region, including the Mansion House in York, completed in 1785.

In the 19th century, a notable bearer of the name was Elizabeth Mardy (1820-1902), a pioneering educator and activist from Yorkshire. She founded several schools for underprivileged children and was a vocal advocate for women's rights and education reform.

While the surname Mardy is not among the most common in England, it has a long and rich history, with roots stretching back to medieval Yorkshire and a connection to the region's geography and place names.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mardy

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

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

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