Explore the Family Name Werry

The meaning of Werry

1. English (Cornwall and Devon): of Norman origin from the Old French personal name Werri, Guerri (ancient Germanic Werric, of uncertain origin, with rīc ‘power, rule’ as the second element). 2. German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with war-, wer- as the first element deriving from any of the three verb forms to mean ‘to defend, to warn, to protect’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Werry has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 45,909th in the U.S., but by 2010, its ranking had fallen to 54,418th, indicating an 18.53% decrease in popularity. The count of individuals carrying this surname also dropped from 438 to 379 during the same time period, showing a 13.47% decrease. Consequently, the proportion of the Werry surname per 100,000 people in the U.S. fell by 18.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,909	#54,418	-18.53%
Count	438	379	-13.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Werry

The ethnic identity associated with the Werry surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, is primarily White, accounting for 95.89% in 2000 and increasing to 97.1% by 2010. There was a small percentage (1.83%) in 2000 that identified with two or more races, however, this group wasn't present in the 2010 data. A minority of 1.6% self-identified as Black in 2000, but no such identification was recorded in 2010. No individuals with the Werry surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.89%	97.1%	1.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.83%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.6%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%