Explore the Family Name Suhy
The meaning of Suhy
Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Suchý and Polish Suchy.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Suhy in the United States?
The surname Suhy showed a slight decrease in overall popularity in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it ranked 66,676th in prevalence, falling slightly to a ranking of 67,519th in 2010. This represents a change of -1.26%. The number of individuals with the surname Suhy, however, increased marginally from 277 in 2000 to 292 in 2010, a growth of 5.42%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.1 over this decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #66,676 | #67,519 | -1.26% |
| Count | 277 | 292 | 5.42% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suhy
When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Suhy surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, we see that there has been a minor shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, nearly all (98.19%) of the bearers of the surname identified as White. By 2010, while still the dominant ethnicity, this percentage had dropped slightly to 96.58%. Notably, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010, making up 3.08% of those with the Suhy surname. There were no recorded instances of the name among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities for either year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.19% | 96.58% | -1.64% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 3.08% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |