Explore the Family Name Horry

The meaning of Horry

1. English (Lincolnshire): variant of Urey. 2. French: variant of Orry, a habitational name from Orry-la-Ville in Oise, derived from the Latin personal name Aurius, Orius. History: This surname (see 2 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Horry had a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 53,420 to 53,538, representing a change of -0.22%. However, there was an increase in the count of people with this surname during the same period, growing from 363 in 2000 to 386 in 2010, a growth rate of 6.34%. The proportion per 100k population remained stable at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,420	#53,538	-0.22%
Count	363	386	6.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Horry

Concerning ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Horry identified as Black, with an increase from 56.75% in 2000 to 59.07% in 2010. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0% in 2000 to 3.11% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a decrease from 39.67% in 2000 to 35.23% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races also decreased from 2.20% in 2000 to 1.81% in 2010. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.75%	59.07%	4.09%
White	39.67%	35.23%	-11.19%
Hispanic	0%	3.11%	0%
Two or More Races	2.2%	1.81%	-17.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%