Find out how popular the last name Eadie is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Eadie.

Eadie, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Eadie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eadie in America

Eadie is the 20770th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eadie surname appeared 1,272 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Eadie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eadie to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Eadie

The surname EADIE originated in Scotland, deriving from the Scottish Gaelic personal name Eadaidh or Edaidh, which is ultimately a variant of the name Adam. The earliest recorded instances of this surname date back to the late 16th century in the counties of Angus, Fife, and Perthshire.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the EADIE surname was John Eadie, who was born in Angus around 1590. Another early record is that of Margaret Eadie, who was born in Fife in 1602. The name was also found in the Dunfermline Parish records, which date back to the early 17th century.

The EADIE surname has ties to several place names in Scotland, such as Eadie's Hillock in Angus and Eadie's Bog in Fife. These place names likely derived from individuals with the EADIE surname who lived or owned land in those areas.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the EADIE surname. John Eadie (1810-1876) was a Scottish biblical scholar and minister who served as the Professor of Biblical Literature at the United Presbyterian Divinity Hall in Edinburgh. William Eadie (1821-1905) was a Scottish minister and author who wrote several religious works, including commentaries on the Epistles of St. Paul.

Another notable EADIE was Robert Eadie (1877-1959), a Scottish-born Australian military officer who served in World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. John Eadie (1887-1976) was a Scottish professional golfer who won the Open Championship in 1925 and 1935.

Additionally, James Eadie (1808-1876) was a Scottish brewer and founder of the Eadie Brothers Brewery in Burton-on-Trent, England, which operated from 1854 to 1957.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eadie

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Eadie.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Eadie was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Eadie has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Eadie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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