Explore the Family Name Leedy

The meaning of Leedy

Americanized form of Swiss German (Alemannic) Lüthi, Lüdy, or Lüty, pet forms of the personal name Lüthold (see Luthi). History: The surname Leedy was brought to OH from Switzerland in 1744 by Johann (John) Leedy.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Leedy saw a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 10,107 to 10,743, marking a decrease of about 6.29%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Leedy surname marginally increased by 1.19%, going from 2,936 in 2000 to 2,971 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also slightly decreased from 1.09 to 1.01 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,107	#10,743	-6.29%
Count	2,936	2,971	1.19%
Proportion per 100k	1.09	1.01	-7.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leedy

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Leedy based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there were noticeable changes over the decade. The most significant change was seen within the Hispanic community which saw an increase of almost 182%, from 0.61% in 2000 to 1.72% in 2010. An increase was also registered among Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities, with a 16.39% and 62.96% increase respectively. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying as White declined slightly by 1.35%, although it remained the dominant ethnicity at 95.42% in 2010. There was a slight decline in Asian/Pacific Islander representation, while the percentage of those identifying with two or more races experienced a marginal rise of 1.68%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.73%	95.42%	-1.35%
Hispanic	0.61%	1.72%	181.97%
Two or More Races	1.19%	1.21%	1.68%
Black	0.61%	0.71%	16.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	0.5%	-13.79%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.27%	0.44%	62.96%