Last name: CADY

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CADY : This last name is indexed 64,849 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

CADY : 1: English (Suffolk): variant of Caddy.2: Breton and French: probably a variant or an altered form of Breton Cadic a derivative of kad cad (Old Breton cat) ‘battle’ applied as a nickname for a warrior. The surname Cady is found mainly in Maine-et-Loire which borders Brittany; in Brittany itself and elsewhere in France it is rare.3: Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Gäde (see Gade) Göde (see Goede) or Köthe all from the medieval personal name Godo.

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