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

Eddie, 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 Eddie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eddie in America

Eddie is the 17668th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eddie surname appeared 1,589 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Eddie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eddie 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 Eddie

The surname "EDDIE" is of English origin and can be traced back to the late 12th century. It is derived from the Old English word "ead," meaning "prosperity" or "fortune," and was often used as a nickname or a descriptive surname for someone who was considered fortunate or blessed.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire from 1195, where it appears as "Ede." Over time, the name evolved into various spellings, including "Eddy," "Edie," and "Eddie."

In the 13th century, the name was often associated with certain place names, such as Edingale in Staffordshire, which was recorded as "Eddingehale" in the Domesday Book of 1086. This suggests that some individuals with the surname "EDDIE" may have originally hailed from or lived in areas with similar place names.

During the Medieval period, several notable individuals bore the surname "EDDIE," including John Eddy (c. 1350-1420), a wealthy merchant from Bristol, and Sir William Edye (c. 1440-1505), a knight and landowner from Suffolk.

In the 16th century, the name gained prominence with figures like Sir John Edye (c. 1520-1585), a member of the English Parliament and Sheriff of Kent, and Thomas Edye (c. 1540-1616), a Church of England clergyman and author.

As the centuries progressed, the surname "EDDIE" continued to appear in various historical records and documents. Notable bearers of the name include Sir William Edye (1675-1744), a British politician and Member of Parliament for Middlesex, and John Eddy (1697-1782), an American colonial settler and founder of the town of Eddington, Maine.

Other influential individuals with the surname "EDDIE" include Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910), the founder of the Christian Science movement, and Nelson Eddy (1901-1967), an American singer and actor who rose to fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eddie

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

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 Eddie 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 Eddie 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 Eddie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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