Cassidy (Irish: Ó Caiside / Ó Casaide) is a common Irish surname and is sometimes used as a given name. The surname translates to "descendant of Caiside". Variations include: Cassady, Cassiday, Cassedy, Casadei 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.

People

• Barrie Cassidy, Australian journalist
• Bernard Matthew Cassidy, British soldier
• Bill Cassidy, American politician and physician
• Bob Cassidy, mentalist, speaker and author
• Bruce Cassidy, Canadian hockey coach
• 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 (1924–2021), Australian Roman Catholic cardinal
• Elaine Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
• 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
• Lewis C. Cassidy, Pennsylvania Attorney General
• Matthew Cassidy, Irish footballer
• Michael Cassidy (disambiguation), several people
• Natalie Cassidy, English soap actress
• Orange Cassidy (born 1984), ring name of American professional wrestler James Cipperly
• 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
• Tania Cassidy, New Zealand professor of physical education
• Taylor Cassidy, African-American educator and TikToker
• 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
• Cole Cassidy, a fictional character in the Blizzard Entertainment's 2016 video game Overwatch
• Hopalong Cassidy, a fictional cowboy created by Clarence E. Mulford
• Kid Cassidy, a member of the Gunhawks
• Proinsias Cassidy, a vampire from the Vertigo comic book series Preacher
• Sean Cassidy, aka Banshee, Marvel Comics superhero
• Theresa Cassidy, aka Siryn, Marvel Comics superheroine

See also

• Cassady (name), given name and surname
• Cassidy (given name)

References

External links

• Cassidy Clan (official site)

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Cassidy.
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