# Sheedy (surname)

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

An Irish surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,568 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,132 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 120,228 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (2,424 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃi.di/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Sheady, Shydie |

## Etymology

Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Síoda (“descendant of Síoda”), who was likely Síoda McNamera (15th century). The name is from síoda (“silk”). Compare Silk.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sheedy 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sheedy in the United States.

## People named Sheedy

- Ally Sheedy, American actress

## Similar surnames

Shedd, Shetty, Shead, Saeed, Shehadeh, Scott, Soto, Sweet, South, Stowe, Schott, Syed.

## 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.