Explore the Family Name Duddy

The meaning of Duddy

1. English: habitational name perhaps from some lost place in Sussex that was originally named as Dudda(n)hei ‘Dudda’s enclosure’, from the Old English personal name Dudda + Old English hæg. 2. Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhda (see Dowd). Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Dympna.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Duddy has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Duddy was ranked as the 22,555th most popular surname, but it dropped to the 24,214th position in 2010, marking a decrease of 7.36%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 1,064 in 2000 to 1,037 in 2010, a reduction of 2.54%. Similarly, the proportion per 100k people fell by 10.26%, from 0.39 in 2000 to 0.35 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,555	#24,214	-7.36%
Count	1,064	1,037	-2.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.35	-10.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Duddy

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Duddy surname continue to identify as White. However, there was a slight decrease in this group from 98.03% in 2000 to 96.62% in 2010. In contrast, a small percentage began identifying as Hispanic, increasing from 0.85% in 2000 to 2.03% in 2010, a substantial increase of 138.82%. A small fraction of individuals also started identifying with two or more races (0.58%) and as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.68%) in 2010. There were no changes for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identities within this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.03%	96.62%	-1.44%
Hispanic	0.85%	2.03%	138.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.68%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.58%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%