# Keddie (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/keddie/  
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 Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 318 |
| US rank (2010) | 62,903 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 970,898 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.6% (316 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Contraction of McAdie and related names, anglicisations of Scottish Gaelic Mac Adaidh, derived from a diminutive of Adam. Compare Keddy.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Keddie 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) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Keddie in Australia and the United States.

## People named Keddie

- Asher Keddie, Australian actress
- Nikki Keddie, American orientalist

## Similar surnames

Keddy, Keith, Kidd, Kite, Kato, Kitt, Kohut, Keitt, Kott, Keita, Kot, Kohout.

## 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.