Explore the Family Name Sury

The meaning of Sury

1. Czech (Surý): nickname from the adjective sur(ov)ý ‘raw, coarse, rude’. 2. Czech (Šurý): nickname from the adjective šurý ‘crooked, bent’, also ‘skew-eyed’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Sury' has seen a slight increase in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked at 78,326 and by 2010, it had moved up in rank to 74,141, marking a positive change of 5.34. The count of people with this surname also increased from 227 in 2000 to 261 by 2010, reflecting a growth of almost 15%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw an uptick from 0.08 to 0.09 during the same period, indicating a 12.5% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,326	#74,141	5.34%
Count	227	261	14.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sury

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Sury' has also seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander made up 9.25% of the population with this surname in 2000, but decreased slightly to 9.20% by 2010. Those under the category of two or more races were not present in the 2000 statistics, but appeared in the 2010 data at 2.30%. A majority of the individuals with this surname identified as White, representing 85.46% in 2000 and decreasing to 83.14% in 2010. The Hispanic population using this surname marked its presence in 2010 at 4.60%, while those identifying as Black dropped from 2.20% in 2000 to no representation in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category showed no reported individuals with this surname for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.46%	83.14%	-2.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	9.25%	9.2%	-0.54%
Hispanic	0%	4.6%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.3%	0%
Black	2.2%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%