Explore the Family Name Spady

The meaning of Spady

Americanized form of German Spade, spelled thus to preserve the second syllable in pronunciation.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Spady had an interesting shift in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 18,008, but by 2010 it had slid slightly to a rank of 18,529. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the surname Spady increased by 4.2% over that same decade, growing from 1,429 to 1,489. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease of -5.66%, moving from 0.53 to 0.5.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,008	#18,529	-2.89%
Count	1,429	1,489	4.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.5	-5.66%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spady

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Spady, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a diverse spread. The majority identify as White, making up 51.31% in 2010, a slight decrease from 52.41% in 2000. Those identifying as Black made up a significant percentage as well at 43.12% in 2010, showing negligible change from 2000's 43.32%. Notably, there was an increase in those identifying as belonging to two or more races, jumping from 1.61% in 2000 to 2.82% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also saw growth, increasing from 1.61% to 2.42%. Interestingly, there was no recorded data for American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years, while the Asian/Pacific Islander category, although initially unrecorded in 2000, showed a small percentage of 0.34% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	52.41%	51.31%	-2.1%
Black	43.32%	43.12%	-0.46%
Two or More Races	1.61%	2.82%	75.16%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.42%	50.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.34%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%