Roddy

See also: roddy

English

Etymology 1

Diminutives +‎ -y.

Proper noun

Roddy

1. 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

• Roddey

Proper noun

Roddy (plural Roddys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Roddy is the 4939^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.