How Many People Have the Last Name Geary?
people had the surname Geary in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 23,810 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+214 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Geary (92.5%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Geary ranks #2,163. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Geary grew from 12,168 people in 2000 to 12,382 in 2010 (up 1.8%), and its rank fell from #2,717 to #2,895. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 4.51 to 4.2 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 12,168 | 12,382 |
| Rank | #2,717 | #2,895 |
| Per 100,000 people | 4.51 | 4.2 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Geary
| Rank | Surname | People in 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| #2,892 | Armendariz | 12,423 |
| #2,893 | Denson | 12,419 |
| #2,894 | Mixon | 12,394 |
| #2,895 | Geary | 12,382 |
| #2,896 | Montiel | 12,376 |
| #2,897 | Santamaria | 12,375 |
| #2,898 | Mcafee | 12,371 |
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Geary: G600
👤 Geary as a First Name
Geary is a first name too: about 1,604 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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