How common is the surname Addy?

2,632 people in the United States had the surname Addy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,305 Americans. It ranked 11,894th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Addy?

Wesley Addy, American actor (1913-1996).

Where is the surname Addy most common?

Wikidata records people named Addy in the United States.

Is the surname Addy getting more or less common?

More common. 2,532 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,632 in 2010, up 3.9%.

Is Addy also a first name?

Yes. Addy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Addy

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,632 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Addy is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

Diminutive forms with -y.

Addy is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,632 people named Addy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,305 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,532.

#11,894

rank among US surnames

2,632

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,416)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,886	Burse	2,634	117,215
#11,890	Defrancisco	2,633	117,260
#11,894	Addy	2,632	117,305
#11,899	Hosmer	2,631	117,349

Who is named Addy

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Addy identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Addys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wesley Addy
American actor (1913-1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Addie
Addi

Surnames that sound like Addy

Addy has the Soundex code A300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A300.

Questions

Where does the surname Addy come from?: Diminutive forms with -y.
How common is the surname Addy?: 2,632 people in the United States had the surname Addy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,305 Americans. It ranked 11,894th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Addy?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Addy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Addy?: Wesley Addy, American actor (1913-1996).
Where is the surname Addy most common?: Wikidata records people named Addy in the United States.
What type of surname is Addy?: Addy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Addy getting more or less common?: More common. 2,532 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,632 in 2010, up 3.9%.
What are other spellings of Addy?: Addie and Addi.
Is Addy also a first name?: Yes. Addy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.