Gayda Family History

Gayda Surname Meaning

Germanized or Americanized form of Polish, Czech, Slovak, Rusyn (from Slovakia and Poland), and Hungarian Gajda. Compare 2 below. Ukrainian Rusyn and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for bagpipe player from Ukrainian gayda ‘bagpipe’, a cognate of Polish, Slovak, and Hungarian Gajda. Compare 1 above.

Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname based on a Russian-oriented transliteration of Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Yiddish hayda ‘onward! march!’, a word of Turkish origin.

Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname based on Ukrainian regional gayda ‘good-for-nothing’ or on a Russian-oriented transliteration of Belorussian hayda ‘revelry’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Gaida, Gajda, Gazda, Gayman, Wayda, Gayer, Gaede, Gaeta, Gard, Goya

2K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
310	Military Records
195	Immigration Records
1K	Census and Voter Lists
708	Member Trees

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Where is the Gayda family from?

You can see how Gayda families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gayda family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1911 and 1920. The most Gayda families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 7 Gayda families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Gayda's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Gayda families in 1911.

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What did your Gayda ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Cook were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Gayda. 38% of Gayda men worked as a Laborer and 18% of Gayda women worked as a Cook. Some less common occupations for Americans named Gayda were Miner and Housework.

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Laborer

38%

New worker

10%

Farmer

Miner

Cook

18%

Stenographer

18%

Assembler

14%

Housework

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Census Record

There are 1K census records available for the last name Gayda. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Gayda census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 195 immigration records available for the last name Gayda. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 310 military records available for the last name Gayda. For the veterans among your Gayda ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Gayda lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Gayda life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Gayda in 1955 was 52, and 76 in 2004.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Gayda family from?

What did your Gayda ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

38%

New worker

10%

Farmer

Miner

Cook

18%

Stenographer

18%

Assembler

14%

Housework

What Gayda family records will you find?

What is the average Gayda lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Gayda life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Gayda in 1955 was 52, and 76 in 2004.

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