Explore the Family Name Usry

The meaning of Usry

English: variant of Ussery.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Usry saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname fell from 14,628 in 2000 to 15,771 in 2010, marking a change of -7.81%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname declined marginally from 1,865 in 2000 to 1,848 in 2010, representing a change of -0.91%. The proportion of individuals with the Usry surname per 100,000 people also decreased by -8.7%, moving from 0.69 in 2000 to 0.63 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,628	#15,771	-7.81%
Count	1,865	1,848	-0.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.63	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Usry

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some fluctuations in the distribution of the Usry surname among different ethnic groups over the decade. In 2010, 85.23% of people with this surname identified as White, down from 86.97% in 2000. There was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.59% in 2000 to 1.57% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Black increased slightly to 10.77% in 2010, up from 10.19% in 2000. Additionally, the proportion of people with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.38% in 2000 to 0.49% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more races also saw a mild increase from 1.34% to 1.41% during this period. The proportion of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained steady at 0.54% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.97%	85.23%	-2%
Black	10.19%	10.77%	5.69%
Hispanic	0.59%	1.57%	166.1%
Two or More Races	1.34%	1.41%	5.22%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.54%	0.54%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38%	0.49%	28.95%