# Geddes (surname)

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

A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from the village.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,687 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,882 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 83,739 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (3,586 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɛdɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Gaddis |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Geddes 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) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Geddes in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

## People named Geddes

- Patrick Geddes, British biologist, botanist and town planner (1854-1932)
- Norman Bel Geddes, American theatrical and industrial designer (1893–1958)
- John Geddes, British cyclist
- Anne Geddes, Australian photographer (born 1956)

## Similar surnames

Geddis, Guedes, Gates, Goetz, Gaddis, Getz, Godsey, Gutowski, Gatica, Gattis, Gaydos, Goetsch.

## 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.