Surname

Dawdy

“descendant of Dubhda”

Dawdy is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dawdy is a form of Dowd. Dowd goes back to Irish Ó Dubhda, meaning “descendant of Dubhda.”

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Where it comes from

Dawdy is a form of Dowd. Dowd comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Dawdy’s family of names

In English usage, Dawdy as a surname has a related form in Dowd.

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