Cassidy (surname)
Cassidy (Irish: Ó Caiside / Ó Casaide) is a common Irish surname and is sometimes used as a given name. The surname translates to "descendent of Caiside". Variations include: Cassady, Cassiday, Cassedy and Cassedey. The family was originally a Munster sept called Uí Chaisín[1] but in the 12th century a branch moved to Devenish Island in County Fermanagh,[1] where they became a medical and poetic family, hereditary physicians to the Maguires.
Cassidy may refer to the following:
People
- Barrie Cassidy, Veteran Australian Journalist
- Bernard Matthew Cassidy, British soldier
- Bill Cassidy, American politician and physician
- Bob Cassidy, Mentalist, speaker and author
- Butch Cassidy, notorious Wild West criminal
- Christopher Cassidy, American astronaut
- Claudia Cassidy, American critic
- Colette Cassidy, former primetime newsbreak anchor for MSNBC
- Damian Cassidy, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Daniel Cassidy (1943–2008), American writer, filmmaker and academic
- Daniel Cassidy (footballer) (fl. 1926–1937), English football player
- David Cassidy (1950–2017), American musician, actor and erstwhile teen idol of 'Partridge Family' fame, son of Jack Cassidy
- Derek Cassidy (born 1986), American football player
- Donie Cassidy, Irish politician and businessman
- Ed Cassidy, American drummer
- Edward Cassidy (born 1924), Australian Roman Catholic Cardinal
- Elaine Cassidy, Irish actress
- Elaine Cassidy (mayor), Australian politician
- Eva Cassidy (1963–1996), American singer
- George Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
- Harry Cassidy, Canadian academic and social reformer
- Jack Cassidy, Irish-American actor, father of David, Shaun and Patrick Cassidy
- James Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
- Joanna Cassidy, American actress
- John Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Cassidy (disambiguation), several people named Joe or Joseph
- Katie Cassidy, American singer and actress, daughter of David Cassidy
- Matthew Cassidy, Irish footballer
- Michael Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
- Natalie Cassidy, English soap actress
- Owen Cassidy (1862–1911), New York politician
- Patrick Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
- Raffey Cassidy, English child actress
- Raquel Cassidy, English actress
- Scott Cassidy, American baseball player
- Shaun Cassidy, American celebrity, son of Jack Cassidy
- Stephen Cassidy, American labor leader
- Ted Cassidy, American actor
- Virginia Dell {Cassidy} Blythe Clinton Dwire Kelley, mother of US President Bill Clinton
- William F. Cassidy, American military
Fiction
- Black Tom Cassidy, a Marvel Comics supervillain
- Sean Cassidy, aka Banshee. Marvel superhero
- Hopalong Cassidy, a fictional cowboy created by Clarence E. Mulford
- Proinsias Cassidy, a vampire from the Vertigo comic series Preacher
See also
References
External links
- Cassidy Clan (official site)
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