Name Meaning & Origin
"A surname from Irish anglicized from Ó Casaide (“descendant of Caiside”). Caiside is a byname from Irish cas (“curly”) meaning “curly-haired”."
Cassidy is a surname name derived from an Irish surname and ultimately from the Gaelic given name Caiside, meaning "clever" or "curly-haired." The name Caiside comes from the Irish word element cas.
Cassidy is a surname name derived from an Irish surname and ultimately from the Gaelic given name Caiside, meaning "clever" or "curly-haired." The name Caiside comes from the Irish word element cas.…
Life Path 8 — Power & Ambition: Goal-driven, authoritative, and business-minded.
Based on 63,963 US Social Security records
Root element "Cassidy" emerges in Multiple origins tradition, carrying the core meaning "A surname from Irish anglicized from Ó Casaide (“descendant of Caiside”). Caiside is a byname from Irish cas (“curly”) meaning “curly-haired”.".
Used in English literary and religious texts, spreading through cultural exchange.
Carried across regions through trade, religion, and migration. Multiple spelling variants develop.
Standardized in its current form, established across English-speaking and Muslim communities.
~63,963 people named Cassidy in the US. Peaked in 1999 with 3,449 recorded uses.
The Life Path number for Cassidy is 8, associated with Power & Ambition. Soul Urge: 1. Personality: 7.
Cassidy is Predominantly Female. Based on US data, 6% male and 94% female.
Approximately 63,963 people in the United States are named Cassidy. The name peaked in 1999 with 3,449 recorded uses.
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