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    The surname Geddes

    A Scottish Gaelic place surname, carried by 3,687 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɡɛdɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex G320

    Geddes: #8,882 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Geddes #8,882, 3,687 people Geddes: #8,882 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Geddes #8,882, 3,687 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Geddes is more common than 94.5% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from the village.

    Geddes is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    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 3,687 people named Geddes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,739 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,586.

    #8,882
    rank among US surnames
    3,687
    people in 2010
    1.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.8%
    change since 2000 (was #8,462)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #8,873Gailey3,69083,671
    #8,875Laflamme3,68983,694
    #8,878Stanger3,68883,716
    #8,882Geddes3,68783,739
    #8,885Hollon3,68683,762
    #8,887Bisson3,68583,784
    #8,888Langham3,68483,807

    Who is named Geddes

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

    86% of people named Geddes identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Geddess

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Patrick Geddes
      British biologist, botanist and town planner (1854-1932)
    • Norman Bel Geddes
      American theatrical and industrial designer (1893–1958)
    • John Geddes
      British cyclist, 1936–2026
    • Anne Geddes
      Australian photographer (born 1956)

    Notable Geddess come mostly from the United Kingdom (2), the United States (1) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Geddes

    Geddes 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 Geddes come from?
    Geddes is Scottish Gaelic in origin.
    How common is the surname Geddes?
    3,687 people in the United States had the surname Geddes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,739 Americans. It ranked 8,882nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Geddes?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Geddes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Geddes?
    Patrick Geddes, British biologist, botanist and town planner (1854-1932), followed by Norman Bel Geddes.
    Where is the surname Geddes most common?
    Wikidata records people named Geddes in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.
    How do you pronounce Geddes?
    Geddes is /ˈɡɛdɪs/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Geddes?
    Geddes is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Geddes getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,586 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,687 in 2010, up 2.8%.
    What are other spellings of Geddes?
    Gaddis.