Roddy
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English
Etymology 1
Diminutives + -y.
Proper noun
Roddy
- A diminutive of the male given name Roderick or Rodger.
Etymology 2
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rodaigh (“descendant of Rodach”), a personal name probably derived from rod (“spirited, furious”).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Roddy (plural Roddys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Roddy is the 4939th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7127 individuals. Roddy is most common among White (76.22%) and Black/African American (18.39%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roddy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.