381 Global MAHADY Family Members

MAHADY Family History

Recorded in many spelling forms including Mahady, Mahaddie, MacHadie, Mahadie, Mahaddy, Mahedy, Mahody and no doubt others, this is an Irish clan surname. The original territory of the clan lay mainly in County Longford, with some presence in the adjoining Westmeath and Roscommon. Despite the apparent number of spelling forms it is also very rare. It derives from the pre 10th century Old Gaelic surname "O Moithide", with the prefix "O" indicating descendant or possibly grandson of, although the meaning of the personal name "Moithide" remains obscure. Its roots may lie in the word "moite", meaning exception; hence, the descendant of the exceptional one...