Eddy Surname

12,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Eddy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ede' or 'Edde,' pet form Eddy or Eady. Although this feminine font-name is now obsolete, it has made a most remarkable impression on our English directories. It lingered into the 17th century as a personal name.

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Eddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,5941:14,1621,766
Australia4,2941:6,287919
Nigeria2,8871:61,3594,545
Indonesia2,7531:48,0385,406
England2,4811:22,4583,140
Canada2,0601:17,8862,538
Malaysia6901:42,7453,454
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Dominican Republic6091:17,1311,187
Papua New Guinea4591:17,7641,785
Kenya3691:125,14910,392
New Zealand3571:12,6842,209
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Ivory Coast2351:98,1755,114
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Tanzania1951:271,49521,426
India1751:4,383,231115,212
South Africa1731:313,16629,785
Mexico1361:912,69312,488
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Saint Kitts and Nevis1231:449103
Wales1031:30,0443,055
Belgium941:122,30517,923
Japan851:1,504,05124,420
Northern Ireland791:23,3552,670
Singapore601:91,7953,674
France531:1,253,259128,888
Madagascar491:482,6501,766
Mauritania491:83,5695,424
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Portugal381:274,16410,086
United States Virgin Islands381:2,905495
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Angola361:749,7002,649
Burundi361:272,357409
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
China331:41,433,9872,228
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Trinidad and Tobago201:68,1995,276
British Virgin Islands171:1,858249
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Barbados151:19,1631,043
Bermuda151:4,352690
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7191:14,1802,122
Wales591:26,5831,512
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5051:6,691841

Eddy (468,294) may also be a first name.

Eddy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ede' or 'Edde,' pet form Eddy or Eady. Although this feminine font-name is now obsolete, it has made a most remarkable impression on our English directories. It lingered into the 17th century as a personal name. Every imaginable variant of the surname is found. No doubt the name was occasionally a nick, of Edward or Edmund, but the above derivation must be looked upon as absolutely decisive in the case of the great majority.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Eadie, Eady, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

= Eady, Eadie, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Ead or Ede (rich), pet forms of names beginning with Ead, such as Edward, Edmund and Edgar.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably the same as Eady. A Joh'es fil'Ede occurs in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

See Eady and Eddis; perhaps a nickname of Edward.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

In the Gaelic, Eddee signifies an instructor. The name may be local from the Saxon Ed, backwards, and ea, water—a current of water running back, a whirlpool. Edd, Welsh, signifies motion, going; Eddu, to go, to move.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Aidie; a location name in Normandy.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Eade is an ancient Suffolk name. In the form of Ede it occurred in this county, as well as in Norfolk, in the reign of Edward I., and in this form it was, at the same time, numerous in the neighbouring county of Hunts (H. R.) Under "Sussex" reference will be found to this name in that county. Eades is a name now found in Bedfordshire, whilst Ede is found in Cornwall.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The ancient name of Eade has long been in the county. In 1203 John Eade bought half a messuage for twenty shillings in the parish of Steyning (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Eddy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eddy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Eddy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻱ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Eddy.

How Common Is The Last Name Eddy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eddy is the 12,112th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 157,110 people. Eddy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Eddy reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Eddy is also the 2,163rd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 468,294 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 25,594 people, or 1 in 14,162. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 127 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Eddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eddy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eddy surname rose 341 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eddy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Eddy last name is chiefly Catholic (42%) in Ireland, Christian (75%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Eddy last name are 9.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.03% registered with the party.

The amount Eddy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.87% more than the national average, earning R 325,260 per year; in United States they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $43,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $50,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eaddy894,181/
Heddy89644/
Eddey89297/
Jeddy89296/
Geddy89169/
Edday8962/
Eddys8940/
Aeddy8926/
Eddyh899/
Euddy893/
Oeddy893/
Eiddy892/
Eddiy892/
Ieddy891/
Eddyi891/
Yeddy891/
Eddyt891/
Edy8610,411/
Eddaya80204/
Headdy80108/
Yeddiy8017/
Jeddey806/
Geddey805/
Heddey805/
Gedday803/
Eaddey802/
Jedday802/
Eaeddy801/
Eddahy801/
Getddy801/
Jeiddy801/
Heiddy801/
Geiddy801/
D'Eddy801/
Eedday801/
Hoeddy800/
Addy7535,185/
Iddy7523,999/
Eady757,655/
Eudy754,054/
Edda753,779/
Oddy753,341/
Edey752,821/
Eidy752,770/
Edde751,766/
Eddi751,151/
Eday75654/
Hedy75481/
Eedy75386/
Aedy75202/
Edhy75194/
Edid75140/
Eded75129/
Gedy7577/
Edøy7576/
Edys7564/
Jedy7546/
Eduy7541/
Edoy7537/
Oedy7535/
Eddé7531/
Ediy7525/
Eydy7511/
Edyp759/
Yedy756/
Ejdy754/
Edyo752/
Iedy751/
Edyy751/
Edyh751/
Eddj751/
Edyz751/
Ehdy750/
Headdey7315/
Geddhey731/
Jeudy6722,512/
Jeddi6714,764/
Eddie679,221/
Geday674,952/
Gediy674,853/
Heady673,767/
Geddi673,039/
Addey672,860/
Gedey672,538/
Heddi672,108/
Haddy671,837/
Jedda671,309/
Giddy671,244/
Hedda671,057/
Hedid671,020/
Gedde67826/
Hoddy67786/
Yedid67717/
Hedde67659/
Ejdys67463/
Heded67409/
Eddis67333/
Adday67322/
Heidy67294/
Eddai67284/
Yedde67283/
Eddez67240/
Eddih67204/
Eudey67194/
Edder67183/
Geedy67160/
Edaya67151/
Eidda67133/
Yeddi67125/
Yedda67115/
Heduy67108/
Jedde6784/
Oddey6781/
Ejdey6777/
Eddeh6776/
Jeidy6775/
Esday6775/
Hedoy6756/
Eddes6752/
Oddoy6752/
Edioy6750/
Jedid6748/
Jeday6742/
Eddio6739/
Edhyt6738/
Jeydy6733/
Eidde6733/
Yedey6733/
Ejdid6730/
Heedy6727/
Eiday6726/
Eeday6725/
Hedey6724/
Eydda6724/
Heday6722/
Eaddi6722/
Eddet6721/
Eidid6721/
Oddøy6720/
Egydy6718/
Eidys6718/
Addhy6715/
Idday6714/
Eddit6713/
Jeedy6712/
Eddid6712/
Yediy6712/
Eydid6712/
Jiddy6711/
Aaddy6710/
Eydde679/
Jedey679/
Aedde678/
Eedey678/
Hesdy677/
Eedde677/
Odday677/
Eadey676/
Hiddy676/
Eddei676/
Geidy676/
Edahy675/
Hediy675/
Eddgi675/
Eedda675/
Haedy675/
Edydh675/
Heydy674/
Eaday674/
Iedda674/
Eeddi674/
Esdid674/
Eadyy673/
Eddge673/
Edeid673/
Jeady673/
Edhay673/
Eadiy673/
Eddea673/
Yeday672/
Eadde672/
Hiedy672/
Hedys672/
Jeduy672/
Eaidy672/
Ededd672/
Eidyi672/
Gedoy672/
Ededt672/
Yeddé672/
Ehedy672/
Iddey672/
Eiddi672/
Eddiz672/
Eeded672/
Esdoy672/
Edgey671/
Oedde671/
E'Dey671/
Eadyt671/
Eddha671/
Edead671/
Edeyd671/
Edgay671/
Edhiy671/
Edidt671/
Eedhy671/
Eeidy671/
Eyhdy671/
Gedyi671/
Geydy671/
Ghedy671/
Aeddi671/
Yiedy671/
Edays671/
Eddee671/
Hedyi671/
Oeday671/
Ejdéy671/
Eadda671/
Eadid671/
Eddaa671/
Edded671/
Eddèh671/
Ejday671/
Eidiy671/
Edeyh671/
Ededh671/
Edeed671/
Aiddy671/
Edidd671/
Ediey671/
Edych671/
Jeded671/
Jedoy671/
Hoedy671/
Addoy670/
Yoddy670/

Eddy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eddy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﻱady33.33
ﺍﻟﺪﻱaldy28.89
ﺃﺩﻱady24.44
ﺍﻟﺪﻯaldy4.44
ﺍﺩad2.22
ﺇﺩﻱady2.22
ﺇﺩad2.22
ﺍﻟﺪald2.22

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