Explore the Family Name Graddy

The meaning of Graddy

Irish (Munster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Greada, possibly from greid ‘champion’ (genitive greada).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Graddy has slightly fallen between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Graddy was ranked as the 18,165th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 18,766th position, a decrease of 3.31%. Despite its drop in rank, the actual count of individuals carrying the Graddy surname increased from 1,413 in 2000 to 1,461 in 2010, a growth of 3.4%. However, when measured as a proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of the Graddy surname declined by 3.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,165	#18,766	-3.31%
Count	1,413	1,461	3.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.5	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Graddy

When considering the ethnicity of those with the Graddy surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Graddy individuals identifying as White decreased from 70.21% to 67.49%, while the percentage identifying as Black saw a slight increase from 26.89% to 27.45%. The category of two or more races also showed a significant increase, going from 1.13% to 1.98%. Though small percentages, the categories Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were represented for the first time in 2010, at 0.34% and 0.89% respectively. Meanwhile, individuals identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.20% to 1.85% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.21%	67.49%	-3.87%
Black	26.89%	27.45%	2.08%
Two or More Races	1.13%	1.98%	75.22%
Hispanic	1.2%	1.85%	54.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.34%	0%