Dad is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dad
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, Wales
Meaning:

The variation of Dod. The Dods of Edge claim from Hova, son of Cadwgan Dot. He about the time of Henry II. married the heiress of the lord of Edge, county of Chester, who is presumed to have been the son of Edwin, a Saxon thane, who was allowed to retain his lands after the Conquest. Ormerod, (Hist. Cheshire), adduces arguments in favour of Cadwgan Dot's having been descended from a Saxon called Dot, who, at the Conquest, had been expelled from the lands in Cheshire which he had held jointly with that very thane Edwin. Dod of Edge, and their cadet Dod, of Cloverley, rank amongst the most ancient territorial families in the kingdom.

Lastname is a variant form of Dodd. Descendant of Dod meaning "rounded summit".

Is a variant of Dadd. Probably an ancient personal name, since we find the derivative Dadson.

How popular is Dad?

Dad is common in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Oman, Iran, United Arab Emirates, India, England, Israel, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Qatar, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, France.

Dad is ranked 1155 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dads plummeted by 22.22 per cent to 182 since 2000 and slipped by 22913 spots and ranked at 99378. The last name was found in merely 6 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 60.99 70.09
White 14.84 13.68
Black 14.29 5.13
Hispanic or Latino 6.59 0
Dad is quite popular family name mostly used in Pakistan however Afghanistan lie ahead in terms of density. Around 463053 people have been found who wears Dad as their family name. Dad is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Dad:
70 Pakistan374,422
Countries with ten thousands of Dad:
54 Afghanistan68,589
Countries with thousands of Dad:
65 Oman6,927
1,906 Iran5,293
622 United Arab Emirates1,852
24,535 India1,587
5,362 England1,331
Countries with hundreds of Dad:
2,479 Israel517
14,210 Algeria414
19,480 Morocco307
29,981 Nigeria279
1,265 Qatar203
28,715 Egypt183
4,985 Iraq157
3,584 Kuwait135
71,816 France128
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,120 Taiwan92
27,381 Spain81
20,138 Malaysia77
107,292 Philippines64
131,589 Indonesia62
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,250 Haiti48
3,723 Northern Ireland46
39,172 Romania39
6,553 Mauritania38
25,571 Norway22
133,872 Canada17
16,471 Scotland14
32,126 Niger12
19,503 Liberia12
15,850 Wales11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
266,530 Germany9
375,391 Brazil9
85,467 Netherlands9
90,587 Sweden8
18,907 Yemen6
4,996 Senegal6
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Dad Namesakes

  • Sameer Dad, field hockey forward from India
  • Gay Dad, were an English rock band
  • Cordelia's Dad, band from Northampton

Dad Namesakes

  • Sameer Dad, field hockey forward from India
  • Gay Dad, were an English rock band
  • Cordelia's Dad, band from Northampton

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