How Many People Have the Last Name Cary?
people had the surname Cary in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 25,641 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
−507 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Cary (82%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Cary ranks #2,350. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Cary fell from 12,013 people in 2000 to 11,506 in 2010 (down 4.2%), and its rank fell from #2,756 to #3,138.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 12,013 | 11,506 |
| Rank | #2,756 | #3,138 |
| Per 100,000 people | 4.45 | 3.9 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Cary
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Cary: C600
👤 Cary as a First Name
Cary is a first name too: about 21,989 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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