How common is the surname Roddy?

7,127 people in the United States had the surname Roddy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,321 Americans. It ranked 4,939th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Roddy?

Rod Roddy, American radio and television announcer (1937-2003), followed by David Roddy.

Where is the surname Roddy most common?

Wikidata records people named Roddy in the United States.

Is the surname Roddy getting more or less common?

More common. 6,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,127 in 2010, up 2.4%.

Is Roddy also a first name?

Yes. Roddy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Roddy

An Irish surname, carried by 7,127 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roddy is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Diminutives + -y.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,127 people named Roddy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,321 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,957.

#4,939

rank among US surnames

7,127

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,660)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,934	Bocanegra	7,134	43,278
#4,936	Ridge	7,133	43,284
#4,938	Moll	7,131	43,296
#4,939	Roddy	7,127	43,321

Who is named Roddy

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

76% of people named Roddy identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Roddys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rod Roddy
American radio and television announcer (1937-2003)
David Roddy
American basketball player (born 2001)
Derek Roddy
American drummer, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Roddey

Surnames that sound like Roddy

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Roddy come from?: Diminutives + -y.
How common is the surname Roddy?: 7,127 people in the United States had the surname Roddy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,321 Americans. It ranked 4,939th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roddy?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Roddy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Roddy?: Rod Roddy, American radio and television announcer (1937-2003), followed by David Roddy.
Where is the surname Roddy most common?: Wikidata records people named Roddy in the United States.
Is the surname Roddy getting more or less common?: More common. 6,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,127 in 2010, up 2.4%.
What are other spellings of Roddy?: Roddey.
Is Roddy also a first name?: Yes. Roddy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.