The surname Bedi
A Hindi surname, carried by 1,249 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex B300
Origin
Hindi origin
Borrowed from Hindi बेदी (bedī), from Sanskrit वेदी (vedī).
One of 48 Hindi surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,249 people named Bedi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,194 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 882.
Who is named Bedi
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
78% of people named Bedi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 78%
- White (not Hispanic) 16%
- Two or more races 3.5%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Famous Bedis
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Freda BediBritish Buddhist nun (1911-1977)
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Bedi has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.
Other Hindi surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Bedi come from?
- Borrowed from Hindi बेदी (bedī), from Sanskrit वेदी (vedī).
- How common is the surname Bedi?
- 1,249 people in the United States had the surname Bedi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,194 Americans. It ranked 21,048th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Bedi?
- In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Bedi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Bedi?
- Freda Bedi, British Buddhist nun (1911-1977).
- Where is the surname Bedi most common?
- Wikidata records people named Bedi in the United Kingdom.
- Is the surname Bedi getting more or less common?
- More common. 882 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,249 in 2010, up 42%.