How common is the surname Eddy?

19,321 people in the United States had the surname Eddy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,980 Americans. It ranked 1,858th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Eddy?

Mary Baker Eddy, American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910), followed by Duane Eddy.

Where is the surname Eddy most common?

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

Is the surname Eddy getting more or less common?

More common. 19,230 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,321 in 2010, up 0.5%.

Is Eddy also a first name?

Yes. Eddy 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 Eddy

A surname, carried by 19,321 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɛdi/ 2 syllables Soundex E300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eddy is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Diminutives + -y.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,321 people named Eddy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,980 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 19,230.

#1,858

rank among US surnames

19,321

people in 2010

6.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,710)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,849	Jiang	19,409	15,907
#1,851	Whitman	19,399	15,916
#1,852	Burkett	19,369	15,940
#1,853	Koehler	19,368	15,941
#1,854	Christiansen	19,340	15,964
#1,855	Sheldon	19,339	15,965
#1,856	Pritchett	19,334	15,969

Who is named Eddy

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

91% of people named Eddy identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eddys

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, 1903–1989
Chuck Eddy
American journalist, born 1960
Clarence Eddy
American organist and composer (1851–1937)
Elizabeth Eddy
American soccer player, born 1991
Sarah J. Eddy
American artist and photographer (1851-1945)
Don Eddy
American artist, born 1944, Long Beach (born 1944)

Notable Eddys come mostly from the United States (12) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Eddie

Surnames that sound like Eddy

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

Questions

Where does the surname Eddy come from?: Diminutives + -y.
How common is the surname Eddy?: 19,321 people in the United States had the surname Eddy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,980 Americans. It ranked 1,858th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eddy?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Eddy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Eddy?: Mary Baker Eddy, American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910), followed by Duane Eddy.
Where is the surname Eddy most common?: Wikidata records people named Eddy in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Eddy?: Eddy is /ˈɛdi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Eddy getting more or less common?: More common. 19,230 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,321 in 2010, up 0.5%.
What are other spellings of Eddy?: Eddie.
Is Eddy also a first name?: Yes. Eddy 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.