# Keddy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/keddy/  
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) | 532 |
| US rank (2010) | 40,976 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 580,349 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.0% (497 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Keedy |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Keddy 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Similar surnames

Kiddy, Keddie, Keith, Kidd, Kite, Kato, Kitt, Kohut, Keitt, Kott, Keita, Kot.

## 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.