Tardy is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tardy
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: The popular Latin "tardivus" (= slow, late). Could designate a slow character, or a child whose birth was delayed, unless this is a medieval names. The name is common in the Rhône-Alpes region. Alternative: Tardif (63, 35, 50).

How popular is Tardy?

Tardy is common in United States.

Tardy is ranked 40412 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Tardies grew by 21.61441 per cent to 1823 since 2000 and ranked 15938 after elevating 1432 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 63.8 64.04
Black 25.67 29.42
Hispanic or Latino 5.65 3.14
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
2.74 0
Tardy is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 12100 people have been found who wears Tardy as their family name. Tardy is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
497,106 Indonesia8
95,557 Czech Republic6
3,904 Ivory Coast4
1,650 Niger3
662 New Caledonia3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
118,441 Germany2
10,858 Tunisia2
28,232 Morocco2
12,172 Ghana2
2,505 Congo1
24,771 Colombia1
53,033 Nigeria1
897,276 Russia1
13,606 Senegal1
28,365 Kenya1
123,175 Tanzania1
4,249 Cambodia1
37,493 Austria1
120,357 Argentina1
30,360 Thailand1
1,704,541 India1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
49,101 Denmark1
4,942 Libya1
2,196 Liberia1
4,171 Rwanda1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
49,529 Israel1
24,421 Slovakia1
77,122 Sweden1
5,553 Taiwan1
15,705 Cameroon1
492,292 Ukraine1
25,746 Finland1
18,969 Wales1
107,212 South Africa1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
52,316 Spain36
52,947 Netherlands31
61,159 Australia30
2,645 Luxembourg26
11,685 Singapore24
28,338 Norway20
18,457 Scotland20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,317 England75
24,466 Belgium67
3,517 Puerto Rico54
Countries with hundreds of Tardy:
2,398 Switzerland459
4,219 Hungary294
15,710 Canada236
69,781 Brazil127
59,335 Italy112
Countries with thousands of Tardy:
616 France8,682
18,642 United States1,746
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old immigrant Mary Tardy who was residing in Ireland migrated to New-York on January 8, 1851 by Fidelia put out from Liverpool. Mary Tardy, Sarah Tardy, are other Tardy that migrated to US.

Comments

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Cecilia Aldrete
Tardy is a widespread surname in France it is derived from late, from the Latin meaning tardivus slow it was used as a nickname to describe a very active person.

Tardy Namesakes

  • Richard Tardy, Soccer player
  • Joshua Tardy, Politician
  • Richard Tardy, Soccer player
  • Joshua Tardy, Politician

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