Explore the Family Name Beedy

The meaning of Beedy

Scottish: variant of Beedie, itself a variant of Beatty.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Beedy has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Beedy was ranked 36,421 in terms of popularity among surnames in the United States. By 2010, it had fallen to 43,206, marking a decrease of roughly 19%. The number of people with the Beedy surname also dropped during this period by nearly 14%, from 580 individuals in 2000 to 500 in 2010. Proportionally speaking, for every 100,000 U.S. residents, there were 0.22 individuals with the surname Beedy in 2000, but this figure decreased to 0.17 by 2010, a drop of almost 23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,421	#43,206	-18.63%
Count	580	500	-13.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.17	-22.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beedy

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Beedy, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identify as White. In 2000, about 94% of individuals carrying the Beedy surname identified as White, and this percentage slightly increased to approximately 95% by 2010. There was also a notable increase in the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic, with an increase from 1.9% to 2.6% over the same time span. However, the proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged or fell to zero. Meanwhile, the proportion of Beedy individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities saw a slight increase, rising from 1.72% in 2000 to 2% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.14%	94.6%	0.49%
Hispanic	1.9%	2.6%	36.84%
Two or More Races	1.72%	2%	16.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.21%	0%	0%