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    The surname Reddy

    A Telugu surname, carried by 12,614 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ɹɛdi/ 2 syllables Soundex R300

    Reddy: #2,858 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Reddy #2,858, 12,614 people Reddy: #2,858 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Reddy #2,858, 12,614 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reddy is more common than 98.2% of them.

    Origin

    Telugu origin

    Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,614 people named Reddy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,476 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,911.

    #2,858
    rank among US surnames
    12,614
    people in 2010
    4.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +27.3%
    change since 2000 (was #3,312)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,849Benavidez12,64824,411
    #2,850Garber12,64024,426
    #2,852Lerma12,63924,428
    #2,853Alcantara12,63624,434
    #2,854Houck12,63424,438
    #2,855Seitz12,63024,445
    #2,856Schubert12,62924,447

    Who is named Reddy

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

    66% of people named Reddy identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 66%
    • White (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Reddys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Redde
    • Reddi

    Surnames that sound like Reddy

    Reddy has the Soundex code R300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R300.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Reddy come from?
    Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi).
    How common is the surname Reddy?
    12,614 people in the United States had the surname Reddy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,476 Americans. It ranked 2,858th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Reddy?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Reddy identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Reddy?
    Helen Reddy, Australian and American singer and actress (1941–2020).
    Where is the surname Reddy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Reddy in Australia.
    How do you pronounce Reddy?
    Reddy is /ɹɛdi/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Reddy getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,911 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,614 in 2010, up 27%.
    What are other spellings of Reddy?
    Redde and Reddi.