Cassady Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Cassady sits within the Cassidy family of names, which has Irish roots. Read literally, Cassady points to “Descendant of Caiside ("curly-haired")”. Spelled with “a” instead of “i”, Cassady shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include O'Cassidy and Cassiday.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Cassady surname had 4,519 bearers. That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Casado and Casada.

There is no single Cassady family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Research your Cassady family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.