Explore the Family Name Sawdy

The meaning of Sawdy

English (Devon): variant of Soady, perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English female personal name Soude or Soudy, Saude or Saudy, all possible pet forms of Isoud and Isaud, i.e. Isold (see Izzard). The final -y would represent either a typical Devon and Cornwall pronunciation of final -e or the Middle English hypocoristic suffix -y. However, the absence of any medieval evidence for either the personal name or the surname makes it an uncertain explanation.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Sawdy" has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 62,961st in the United States, dropping to 65,964th place by 2010, a decline of approximately 4.77%. However, the actual count of people with this surname has marginally increased by 1.01% from 297 to 300 over the same period. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 9.09%, reflecting a relative decrease in the frequency of this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,961	#65,964	-4.77%
Count	297	300	1.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sawdy

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Sawdy surname identify as White. This group represented 97.64% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 97.33% in 2010. There were no significant changes noted for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, as they remained at 0% during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.64%	97.33%	-0.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%