Keddy

English

Alternative forms

• Keedy

Etymology

Contraction of McAdie and related names, anglicisations of Scottish Gaelic Mac Adaidh, derived from a diminutive of Adam. Compare Keddie.

Proper noun

Keddy (plural Keddys)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Keddy is the 40976^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Keddy is most common among White (93.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Keddy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 287.

Anagrams

• dyked