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    The surname Grady

    An Irish surname, carried by 26,103 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪdi/ 2 syllables Soundex G630 Also a first name

    Grady: #1,355 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Grady #1,355, 26,103 people Grady: #1,355 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Grady #1,355, 26,103 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grady is more common than 99.2% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 26,103 people named Grady in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,828 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,121.

    #1,355
    rank among US surnames
    26,103
    people in 2010
    8.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #1,290)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,346Corbett26,24611,764
    #1,347Granados26,18711,790
    #1,348Rossi26,18311,792
    #1,349Goss26,17911,794
    #1,350Lott26,17411,796
    #1,351Leyva26,15311,805
    #1,352Hinojosa26,14611,809

    Who is named Grady

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

    71% of people named Grady identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 71%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 23%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Gradys

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Don Grady
      Actor, composer, musician (1944-2012)
    • James Grady
      American writer, born 1949
    • Michael Grady
      American rower, born 1996
    • Christopher W. Grady
      12th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, born 1962
    • Henry F. Grady
      American diplomat (1882–1957)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Grady

    Grady has the Soundex code G630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G630.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Grady come from?
    From the Irish surname, from Ó Grádaigh (see O'Grady) or Mag Bhrádaigh (see McGrady).
    How common is the surname Grady?
    26,103 people in the United States had the surname Grady in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,828 Americans. It ranked 1,355th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Grady?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Grady identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Grady?
    Don Grady, actor, composer, musician (1944-2012), followed by James Grady.
    Where is the surname Grady most common?
    Wikidata records people named Grady in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Grady?
    Grady is /ˈɡɹeɪdi/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Grady getting more or less common?
    More common. 25,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,103 in 2010, up 3.9%.
    Is Grady also a first name?
    Yes. Grady 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.