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

Preddie, 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 Preddie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Preddie in America

Preddie is the 118853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Preddie surname appeared 146 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 Preddie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Preddie 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 Preddie

The surname Preddie is believed to have originated in Scotland, likely emerging in the 16th or 17th century. It is thought to derive from the Gaelic word "pradhain," meaning a meadow or grassy plain. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or worked on a meadow.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Preddie can be found in the parish records of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where a John Preddie was listed as a landowner in the late 1600s. The surname also appears in various other Scottish records from that era, with slight variations in spelling, such as Preddy and Predy.

In the 18th century, the Preddie surname began to spread beyond Scotland, as some families migrated to other parts of the British Isles and even to the American colonies. A notable figure from this period was William Preddie, a Scottish merchant and shipowner born in 1739, who established successful trading operations in the West Indies.

As the name continued to disperse in the 19th century, it found its way to other parts of the world through emigration. One example is James Preddie, born in 1821 in Scotland, who later settled in Australia and became a prominent sheep farmer in Victoria.

Another notable individual with the Preddie surname was Robert Preddie, a Scottish-born journalist and author who lived from 1857 to 1923. He worked for various newspapers in Glasgow and London and wrote several books on historical and literary topics.

In more recent times, the surname Preddie has been carried by individuals such as Ian Preddie, a Scottish professional golfer who was active in the 1960s and 1970s, and Andrew Preddie, a contemporary British author and poet.

While the origin of the name Preddie can be traced back to Scotland, it has since spread across the globe, with families bearing this surname found in countries as diverse as the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Preddie

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

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

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