as a Last Name
- 2,619
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Gadd
Meaning & Origins
English: from northern Middle English gad ‘goad’, ‘spike’, ‘sting’ (Old Norse gaddr), hence a metonymic occupational name for a cattle driver or, more likely, a nickname for a persistent and irritating person. The Old Norse word is attested as a byname (see Gadsby).
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,619
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Kentucky
- has the most people named Gadd per capita
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