Eddy is used as a family name or surname in Gaelic. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Eddy
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: In the Gaelic, Eddee signifies an instructor. The name may be local from the Saxon Ed, backwards and ea, water hence a current of water running back, a whirlpool. Welsh Edd signifies motion going; Eddu, to go or to move

How popular is Eddy?

Eddy is common in United States.

Eddy is ranked 8788 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Eddy bearers increased by 0.4732189 per cent in 2010 US census to 19321 since 2000, the surname slipped by 148 spots and ranked at 1858. The last name was found in around 66 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.09 92.84
Black 3.13 2.88
Hispanic or Latino 2.71 1.62
Others 1.5 1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.92 1.05
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.41
Eddy is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Kitts and Nevis is ahead in terms of density. Around 61413 people have been found who wears Eddy as their family name. Eddy is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,868 Japan10
833 Madagascar6
9,053 Senegal5
1,481 Rwanda5
2,279 Democratic Republic of The Congo4
8,411 Costa Rica4
6,779 Nicaragua3
7,458 Bulgaria3
710 French Polynesia3
4,138 Bahrain3
3,949 Botswana3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
6,706 Lebanon3
1,389 Grenada3
23,165 Romania3
19,865 Iran3
10,858 Tunisia2
2,617 Cambodia2
20,837 Venezuela2
1,151 Brunei2
5,139 Bolivia2
5,318 Iraq2
23,344 Austria2
21,929 Algeria2
147,165 Czech Republic2
4,104 South Korea2
2,705 Togo2
9,272 Ecuador2
13,552 Qatar2
6,900 Oman2
18,035 Egypt2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
993 Guernsey2
34,572 Israel2
19,046 Ireland2
2,333 Montenegro1
6,149 Ethiopia1
6,033 Benin1
3,307 Malta1
25,746 Finland1
1,572 Macau1
17,575 Kuwait1
3,071 Jersey1
531 Greenland1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
2,578 Guam1
10,683 Cyprus1
14,618 Guyana1
5,872 Namibia1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
5,589 Sudan1
1,179 Swaziland1
77,122 Sweden1
5,553 Taiwan1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
58,885 Poland1
1,253 Burundi1
5,924 Paraguay1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
17,768 Pakistan1
7,292 Vietnam1
799 British Virgin Islands1
47,891 Norway1
746 Dominica1
2,613 The Bahamas1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
51,408 Spain37
9,524 Portugal37
7,306 Mauritania34
493 United States Virgin Islands30
1,378 Iceland29
21,901 Chile27
1,742 China26
302 Saint Kitts and Nevis26
4,620 Trinidad and Tobago25
20,233 Denmark25
7,162 Thailand15
699 Bermuda13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,546 Scotland98
2,516 Hong Kong95
26,761 Netherlands93
2,922 Mauritius91
4,216 Singapore77
57,588 Argentina75
2,783 Jamaica71
12,039 Colombia70
19,965 Switzerland54
17,601 United Arab Emirates54
Countries with hundreds of Eddy:
3,550 Cameroon991
7,105 South Africa913
6,594 Mexico838
11,013 France833
4,052 Ghana719
3,306 Belgium512
11,310 Tanzania413
30,072 Brazil397
28,238 Germany370
2,212 New Zealand343
17,962 Morocco268
39,199 Philippines258
96,181 India229
2,593 Dominican Republic216
2,488 Wales158
48,322 Italy157
11,173 Peru142
Countries with thousands of Eddy:
2,705 Nigeria9,170
2,120 Uganda2,801
608 Haiti2,594
1,294 Australia2,455
5,870 Indonesia2,346
3,357 England2,291
2,392 Canada2,082
1,643 Malaysia1,720
4,264 Kenya1,334
1,517 Angola1,200
2,347 Ivory Coast1,023
Countries with ten thousands of Eddy:
1,684 United States23,406
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Michael Eddy was 24 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on March 5, 1849. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Arrick from Liverpool. Bridget Eddy (24), 22 years old Saddy Eddy, 37 years old William Eddy, Miner William Eddy, Miner John Eddy, 23 years old William Eddy, Miner John Eddy, are other Eddy that migrated to US.

Comments

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Elizabet Bazaldua
 Eddy is a masculine first name is a derivative of edward edward is a masculine first name of the origin of the name is Germanic his feast is celebrated March 18 / January 5 its etymology comes from hed: wealth and warden: = keep the saving some sort.

Eddy Namesakes

  • Alberta Eddy, Duane Eddy's mother
  • Sonya Eddy, Actress
  • Sonya Eddy, Actress
  • Sonya Eddy, Actress
  • Timothy Eddy, Cellist
  • Mary Baker Eddy, Founding Figure
  • Samuel Eddy, U.S. representative
  • Mary Baker Eddy, Founding Figure
  • Keith Eddy, Soccer player
  • Cullen Eddy, Ice hockey defenseman
  • Ray Eddy portrayed vital character of Ganesh in 2013 action and adventure movie Legend of the Red Reaper.

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