# Eddy (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 19,321 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,858 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,980 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.5% (19,230 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛdi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Eddie |

## Etymology

Diminutives + -y.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Eddy 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Eddy in the United States and Australia.

## People named Eddy

- Mary Baker Eddy, American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910)
- Duane Eddy, American guitarist (1938–2024)
- Nelson Eddy, American actor and singer (1901–1967)
- Sonya Eddy, American actress (1967–2022)
- Helen Jerome Eddy, American actress (1897-1990)
- William Abner Eddy, American accountant and journalist (1850–1909)
- Bernice Eddy, American epidemiologist
- Chuck Eddy, American journalist
- Clarence Eddy, American organist and composer (1851–1937)
- Elizabeth Eddy, American soccer player
- Sarah J. Eddy, American artist and photographer (1851-1945)
- Don Eddy, American artist, born 1944, Long Beach (born 1944)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Eady, Eaddy, Eudy, Eddie, Eide, Eid, Edie, Eadie, Eade.

## 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.