# Grady (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 26,103 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,355 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,828 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (25,121 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪdi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the Irish surname, from Ó Grádaigh (see O'Grady) or Mag Bhrádaigh (see McGrady).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Grady 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) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Grady in the United States.

## People named Grady

- Don Grady, actor, composer, musician (1944-2012)
- James Grady, American writer
- Michael Grady, American rower
- Christopher W. Grady, 12th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Henry F. Grady, American diplomat (1882–1957)

## Similar surnames

Gard, Gordy, Grado, Graddy, Garrett, Garrido, Garrity, Groth, Grote, Gardea, Garwood, Garth.

## 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.