Explore the Family Name Keri

The meaning of Keri

1. Hungarian (Kéri): habitational name from a shortened form of a placename such as Alkér, Felkér, Hajmáskér, Ipolykér, or Szamoskér, all of which incorporate the tribal name Këri, based on këri ‘large’. 2. Indian (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu): Kamma (agrarian) name meaning ‘street’ in the Nilgiri Mountains.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Keri" decreased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 73,412th, but by 2010, it dropped to 84,748th. This represents a decline of approximately 15%. Moreover, the count of people with this surname also declined from 246 in 2000 to 221 in 2010, a decrease of over 10%. The proportion per 100k people also fell by approximately 22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,412	#84,748	-15.44%
Count	246	221	-10.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Keri

The ethnic identity connected to the surname "Keri" also saw shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, most individuals with this surname identified as White (90.24%), followed by Hispanic (4.07%) and Black (4.47%). However, by 2010, there were changes. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly to 85.97%, while the percentage of those identifying as Black increased to 5.88%. More notably, the census data recorded people with the surname "Keri" who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander and those belonging to two or more races for the first time in 2010, at 2.71% and 3.62% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.24%	85.97%	-4.73%
Black	4.47%	5.88%	31.54%
Two or More Races	0%	3.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.71%	0%
Hispanic	4.07%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%