Keddy
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editContraction of McAdie and related names, anglicisations of Scottish Gaelic Mac Adaidh, derived from a diminutive of Adam. Compare Keddie.
Proper noun
editKeddy (plural Keddys)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Keddy is the 40976th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Keddy is most common among White (93.61%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Keddy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 287.