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Leddy Surname History

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland
England

The Irish surname Leddy is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "O'Lideadha."

They claim descent from "Lidhda, a celebrated Munster chieftain of Dal-Cais, who fell at Clontarf in 1014. The exact situation of the O'Liddy patrimony in Co. Clare cannot now be ascertained; but it is believed that it formed part of the present barony of Tulla. In 1058, CarBerry O'Liddy, grandson of Lidha, founder of the name, and erenach of Emly, was slain; and in 1122, Conor O'Liddy successor of St. Ailbe or Emly, died. In 1171, say the Four Masters, a party of the O'Connors went on a predatory expedition into Thomond; they plundered Siartachain O'Liddy, and slew him in battle. " 1

Early Origins of the Leddy family

The surname Leddy was first found in Cavan, where they held a family seat as a Dalcasian sept, chiefs in Thomond. 2

Irish history, after the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172, almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name is descended from a celebrated Munster chieftain, Lidhda, who died fighting beside King Brian Boru in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.

Early History of the Leddy family

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Leddy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Liddy, O'Liddy, Leddy, Leidy, O'Leidy, Litty, Liddie, Liddee and many more.

Early Notables of the Leddy family

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Leddy Ranking

In the United States, the name Leddy is the 13,017^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Leddy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leddy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mick Leddy, who arrived in America in 1812 4
Michael Leddy, who arrived at Philadelphia in 1813
Michael Leddy, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 4
James Leddy, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1818
Bernard Leddy, who landed in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1854 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Leddy migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leddy Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

James Leddy, who was recorded in Montreal in 1820
James Leddy, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1844
Ms. Mary Leddy who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Emigrant" departing 11th August 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 3rd October 1847 but she died on board 5
Mr. Robert Leddy, aged 45 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Emigrant" departing 11th August 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 3rd October 1847 but he died on board 5

Leddy migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Leddy Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Daniel Leddy, (b. 1840), aged 25, British labourer travelling from London aboard the ship "Eastern Empire" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 4th January 1865 6
Mrs. Margaret Leddy, (b. 1843), aged 22, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Eastern Empire" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 4th January 1865 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Leddy (post 1700) +

James P. Leddy (1942-1998), American politician, Member of the Vermont Senate from the Chittenden Vermont Senate District district (1998-2006)
Bernard Joseph Leddy (1910-1972), United States federal judge
John Marshall Leddy (1914-1997), American Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
Bruce Leddy, American U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Award winning writer, director, and producer
Nick Leddy (b. 1991), American professional NHL ice hockey defenseman
John Leddy, American politician, Member of New Hampshire State Senate 23rd District, 1901-02 7
James Joseph Leddy, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1920; Candidate for Illinois State Senate 5th District, 1922 7
James Leddy, American Democratic Party politician, Social worker; Member of Vermont State Senate, 2001 7
Catherine J. Leddy, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1952, 1960, 1964 7
Mary Jo Leddy CM (b. 1946), Canadian writer, speaker, theologian and social activist
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 84)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html