# Rudy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rudy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,069 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,969 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 43,676 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.1% (7,296 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹuːdi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Rudolph + -y.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rudy 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

Rudd, Rueda, Rude, Ruddy, Rud, Ruud, Ruda, Reed, Reid, Roth, Root, Read.

## 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.