# Carmody (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,688 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,041 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 54,280 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (5,576 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑɹmədi/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Carmadie |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearmada (“descendant of Cearmaid”), a personal name of unknown origin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carmody 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Carmody in the United States.

## People named Carmody

- Robert Carmody, boxer (1938–1967)

## Similar surnames

Coronado, Crandall, Cornett, Crandell, Current, Cornette, Curnutt, Ciaramitaro.

## 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.