# Reddy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/reddy/  
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 Telugu.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Telugu |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,614 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,858 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,476 people |
| Change since 2000 | +27% (9,911 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɹɛdi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Redde, Reddi |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Reddy 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) | 27% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 66% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Reddy in Australia.

## People named Reddy

- Helen Reddy, Australian and American singer and actress (1941–2020)

## Similar surnames

Reed, Reid, Read, Redd, Reedy, Roddy, Ready, Reidy, Ruddy, Reda, Red, Roth.

## 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.