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'. The family were a sept of County Fermanagh. The Caiside's were originally a medical family, who were hereditary physicians to the Maguires.^[1]

Cassidy may refer to the following:

Contents 1 Given name 2 Persons 3 Places 4 Other 5 References

[edit] Given name

• Cassidy (given name)

[edit] Persons

• Cassidy (rapper), American rapper
• Bernard Matthew Cassidy, British soldier
• Bill Cassidy, American politician and physician
• Bob Cassidy, Mentalist, speaker and author
• Butch Cassidy, notorious Wild West criminal
• Cassidy (musician), lead singer of Antigone Rising
• Cassidy O'Reilly, American wrestler
• Christopher Cassidy, American astronaut
• Claudia Cassidy, American critic
• Damian Cassidy, Irish Gaelic footballer
• David Cassidy, American musician, actor and erstwhile teen idol of 'Partridge Family' fame, son of Jack Cassidy
• Donie Cassidy, Irish politician and businessman
• Ed Cassidy, American drummer
• Elaine Cassidy, actress
• Eva Cassidy (1963-1996), American singer
• Harry Cassidy, Canadian academic and social reformer
• Jack Cassidy, Irish-American actor, father of David, Shaun and Patrick Cassidy
• James Cassidy, several people
• Joanna Cassidy, American actress
• John Cassidy (artist), Irish sculptor and painter
• John Cassidy (baseball), American baseball player
• John Cassidy (journalist), business journalist and published author
• John Cassidy (magician), American magician
• Joseph "Joe" Cassidy, Scottish football player
• Joe Cassidy, Irish Gaelic footballer
• Katie Cassidy, American singer and actress, daughter of David Cassidy
• Matthew Cassidy, Irish footballer
• Michael Cassidy (actor), American actor
• Michael Cassidy, Canadian politician
• Natalie Cassidy, English soap actress
• Patrick Cassidy (actor), American actor, son of Jack Cassidy
• Patrick Cassidy (composer), Irish composer
• Scott Cassidy, American baseball player
• Shaun Cassidy, American celebrity, son of Jack Cassidy
• Stephen Cassidy, American labor leader
• Ted Cassidy, American actor
• William F. Cassidy, American military

[edit] Places

• Cassidy, British Columbia, a settlement and airport in Canada

[edit] Other

• Black Tom Cassidy, fictional character
• Hopalong Cassidy, fictional cowboy
• Maggie Cassidy, the title of a novel by Jack Kerouac
• Proinsias Cassidy, fictional character (Irish vampire from Garth Ennis's graphic novel "Preacher").
• Cassidy's Ltd., a defunct Canadian company
• Cassidy, a role played by actor Sam Slovick in the television show, Fame
• Kasidy Yates, a character on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
• Cassidy, fictional character from W.I.T.C.H

[edit] References

1. ^ [1] Irish Gen. Retrieved Sep. 13, 2007

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