Explore the Family Name Andy

The meaning of Andy

1. English: from a pet form of the personal names Andrew or Andreas. 2. Native American (mainly Yakama): adoption of the English personal name Andy (see 1 above) as a surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Andy in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Andy" has slightly declined in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,563rd most popular, and by 2010 it had slipped to 34,465th, a decrease of 2.69%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Andy surname increased from 641 in 2000 to 657 in 2010, marking a growth of 2.5%. However, its proportion per 100,000 residents decreased by 8.33% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,563	#34,465	-2.69%
Count	641	657	2.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Andy

In terms of ethnic identity, the distribution among those bearing the "Andy" surname changed significantly during the first decade of the 21st century according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The highest increase was witnessed among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which rose by 112.21% from 1.72% to 3.65%. This was followed by an increase of 13.34% in persons identifying as Black, from 15.44% to 17.50%. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races also saw a significant increase of 39.45%, moving from 2.18% to 3.04%. On the other hand, the share of those identifying as White dropped by 3.42%, while there were sharper decreases among those identifying as Hispanic (-20.80%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (-11.29%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	61.15%	59.06%	-3.42%
Black	15.44%	17.5%	13.34%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	13.73%	12.18%	-11.29%
Hispanic	5.77%	4.57%	-20.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.72%	3.65%	112.21%
Two or More Races	2.18%	3.04%	39.45%