# Addy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/addy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from the given name Adam.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,632 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,894 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 117,305 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (2,532 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Addie, Addi |

## Etymology

Diminutive forms with -y.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Addy in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Addy in the United States.

## People named Addy

- Wesley Addy, American actor (1913-1996)

## Similar surnames

Aday, Addo, Awad, Attaway, Athey, Ayotte, Atha, Ade, Attia.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.