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    The surname Huddy

    A patronymic surname, carried by 592 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H300

    Huddy: #37,591 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Huddy #37,591, 592 people Huddy: #37,591 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Huddy #37,591, 592 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Huddy is more common than 76.8% of them.

    Origin

    Two main origins: * A pet form of the medieval personal name Hudde. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hUada (“descendant of Uada”), a personal name of uncertain origin.

    Huddy is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 592 people named Huddy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 521,530 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 598.

    #37,591
    rank among US surnames
    592
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1%
    change since 2000 (was #35,585)

    Who is named Huddy

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

    79% of people named Huddy identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as two or more races and 7.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Two or more races 11%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 7.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Huddy come from?
    Two main origins: * A pet form of the medieval personal name Hudde. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hUada (“descendant of Uada”), a personal name of uncertain origin.
    How common is the surname Huddy?
    592 people in the United States had the surname Huddy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 521,530 Americans. It ranked 37,591st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Huddy?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Huddy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as two or more races.
    What type of surname is Huddy?
    Huddy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Huddy getting more or less common?
    Less common. 598 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 592 in 2010, down 1.0%.