Explore the Family Name Deady

The meaning of Deady

Irish (southern Ireland, especially Kilkenny): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Déadaigh ‘descendant of Déadach’, a personal name apparently meaning ‘toothy’. Some characteristic forenames: Irish John Patrick.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Deady has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 26,783 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to rank 24,608, reflecting an increase of 8.12%. Concurrently, the count of people with this surname also rose from 854 to 1,015, marking an 18.85% surge. The proportion of individuals named Deady per 100,000 people similarly grew by 6.25%, indicating that the name has become marginally more common.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,783	#24,608	8.12%
Count	854	1,015	18.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.34	6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deady

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals a largely stable distribution for the surname Deady from 2000 to 2010. The majority of bearers of this surname, about 96.65%, identified as White in 2010, a minor decrease from 96.96% in 2000. Those identifying as Hispanic increased by 20.73%, though they still make up less than 1% of people with this surname. Conversely, those identifying as Black decreased by 42.25%. There was also a small emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those from two or more races, though these ethnicities were not represented in 2000. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.96%	96.65%	-0.32%
Black	1.87%	1.08%	-42.25%
Hispanic	0.82%	0.99%	20.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.79%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.49%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%