How Many People Have the Last Name Ivory?

7,201

people had the surname Ivory in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 40,984 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#4,893

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

2.44

In 2010

Largest Group

73.2%

Black

Change Since 2000

+8.4%

+556 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Ivory (73.2%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 21.2%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Ivory ranks #114. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 21.2%
Black 73.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Two or more races 3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%

See the most common African American last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Ivory grew from 6,645 people in 2000 to 7,201 in 2010 (up 8.4%), and its rank fell from #4,846 to #4,893. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.46 to 2.44 people per 100,000.

20002010
People6,6457,201
Rank#4,846#4,893
Per 100,000 people2.462.44

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ivory

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#4,890Rutter7,205
#4,891Lavigne7,204
#4,892Schlosser7,203
#4,893Ivory7,201
#4,894Lundgren7,198
#4,894Raya7,198
#4,896Held7,195

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Ivory: I160

👤 Ivory as a First Name

Ivory is a first name too: about 17,372 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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