How common is the surname Gaddis?

9,142 people in the United States had the surname Gaddis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,772 Americans. It ranked 3,877th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gaddis?

William Gaddis, American novelist (1922–1998), followed by Ray Gaddis.

Where is the surname Gaddis most common?

Wikidata records people named Gaddis in the United States.

Is the surname Gaddis getting more or less common?

More common. 8,926 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,142 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Gaddis

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 9,142 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gaddis is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of Geddes.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,142 people named Gaddis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,772 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,926.

#3,877

rank among US surnames

9,142

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,658)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,868	Smoot	9,168	33,676
#3,869	Dugger	9,164	33,691
#3,870	Bittner	9,163	33,695
#3,871	Soliz	9,159	33,710
#3,872	Runyon	9,153	33,732
#3,873	Pitt	9,151	33,739
#3,874	Ainsworth	9,149	33,746

Who is named Gaddis

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

72% of people named Gaddis identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gaddiss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Gaddis
American novelist (1922–1998)
Ray Gaddis
American soccer player, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gaddis

Gaddis has the Soundex code G320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G320.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gaddis come from?: Variant of Geddes.
How common is the surname Gaddis?: 9,142 people in the United States had the surname Gaddis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,772 Americans. It ranked 3,877th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gaddis?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Gaddis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gaddis?: William Gaddis, American novelist (1922–1998), followed by Ray Gaddis.
Where is the surname Gaddis most common?: Wikidata records people named Gaddis in the United States.
Is the surname Gaddis getting more or less common?: More common. 8,926 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,142 in 2010, up 2.4%.