# Roddy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/roddy/  
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 Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,127 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,939 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 43,321 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (6,957 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Roddey |

## Etymology

Diminutives + -y.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Roddy 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) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Roddy in the United States.

## People named Roddy

- Rod Roddy, American radio and television announcer (1937-2003)
- David Roddy, American basketball player (born 2001)
- Derek Roddy, American drummer

## Similar surnames

Reddy, Rood, Ruddy, Rode, Rod, Rodda, Reed, Reid, Roth, Root, Read, Rudd.

## 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.