How common is the surname Reedy?

11,884 people in the United States had the surname Reedy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,980 Americans. It ranked 3,017th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Reedy most common?

Wikidata records people named Reedy in Australia.

Is the surname Reedy getting more or less common?

More common. 11,555 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,884 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Reedy

A surname, carried by 11,884 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reedy is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,884 people named Reedy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,980 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,555.

#3,017

rank among US surnames

11,884

people in 2010

4.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,851)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,008	Mize	11,908	25,928
#3,010	Cotter	11,904	25,936
#3,011	New	11,903	25,938
#3,012	Fontaine	11,901	25,943
#3,014	Edgar	11,895	25,956
#3,015	Forman	11,894	25,958
#3,016	Hannon	11,893	25,960

Who is named Reedy

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

88% of people named Reedy identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reedys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Reedy
Australian rower, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reedy

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

Questions

How common is the surname Reedy?: 11,884 people in the United States had the surname Reedy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,980 Americans. It ranked 3,017th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reedy?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Reedy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Reedy?: Paul Reedy, Australian rower.
Where is the surname Reedy most common?: Wikidata records people named Reedy in Australia.
Is the surname Reedy getting more or less common?: More common. 11,555 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,884 in 2010, up 2.8%.