Explore the Family Name Comrie

The meaning of Comrie

Scottish (Perthshire and Stirlingshire): habitational name from any of various places called Comrie, of which there are examples in Fife and Perthshire. All are named with Gaelic comarach, from comar ‘confluence, river-fork’ + the locative suffix -ach.

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How common is the last name Comrie in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Comrie has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 36,093rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 34,353rd position, marking a growth of 4.82%. The count for this surname also increased from 587 in 2000 to 660 in 2010, corresponding to a substantial increase of 12.44%. The proportion per 100k remained steady at 0.22 over this ten-year span.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,093	#34,353	4.82%
Count	587	660	12.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Comrie

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some notable shifts. There was no representation for the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either 2000 or 2010. Individuals identifying as two or more races decreased by 11.33%, falling from 2.56% in 2000 to 2.27% in 2010. White individuals with the Comrie surname dropped by 10.53%, reducing from 56.39% in 2000 to 50.45% in 2010. The Hispanic category saw a slight decrease of 5.50%, moving from 5.45% to 5.15%. However, there was a significant increase among those identifying as Black, which rose by 19.48% from 34.75% in 2000 to an impressive 41.52% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	56.39%	50.45%	-10.53%
Black	34.75%	41.52%	19.48%
Hispanic	5.45%	5.15%	-5.5%
Two or More Races	2.56%	2.27%	-11.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%