How common is the surname Eady?

3,992 people in the United States had the surname Eady in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,341 Americans. It ranked 8,299th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Eady?

Dorothy Eady, British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981), followed by Charles Eady.

Where is the surname Eady most common?

Wikidata records people named Eady in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Is the surname Eady getting more or less common?

More common. 3,719 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,992 in 2010, up 7.3%.

What are other spellings of Eady?

Eaddy, Eadie, Eddie, Eddy and Edie.

The surname Eady

An English surname, carried by 3,992 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eady is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Middle English and Scots given name Edy.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,992 people named Eady in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,341 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,719.

#8,299

rank among US surnames

3,992

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,208)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,293	Blackshear	3,995	77,283
#8,295	Ice	3,994	77,302
#8,297	Schiff	3,993	77,322
#8,299	Hoard	3,992	77,341
#8,304	Vannoy	3,991	77,360
#8,305	Jean-Pierre	3,990	77,380

Who is named Eady

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

52% of people named Eady identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 52%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Eadys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dorothy Eady
British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981)
Charles Eady
Australian cricketer (1870-1945)

Notable Eadys come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Eady

Eady has the Soundex code E300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E300.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Eady come from?: From the Middle English and Scots given name Edy.
How common is the surname Eady?: 3,992 people in the United States had the surname Eady in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,341 Americans. It ranked 8,299th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eady?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Eady identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Eady?: Dorothy Eady, British-Egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981), followed by Charles Eady.
Where is the surname Eady most common?: Wikidata records people named Eady in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Is the surname Eady getting more or less common?: More common. 3,719 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,992 in 2010, up 7.3%.
What are other spellings of Eady?: Eaddy, Eadie, Eddie, Eddy and Edie.