How common is the surname Autry?

8,704 people in the United States had the surname Autry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,472 Americans. It ranked 4,081st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Autry?

Gene Autry, American actor and singer (1907–1998), followed by Alan Autry.

Where is the surname Autry most common?

Wikidata records people named Autry in the United States.

Is the surname Autry getting more or less common?

More common. 8,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,704 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Autry

A French surname, carried by 8,704 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Autry is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,704 people named Autry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,472 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,321.

#4,081

rank among US surnames

8,704

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,922)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,072	Kish	8,725	35,386
#4,074	Geer	8,717	35,419
#4,075	Foltz	8,714	35,431
#4,076	Santoro	8,713	35,435
#4,078	Lanning	8,711	35,443
#4,079	Plascencia	8,710	35,447
#4,080	Burkhardt	8,707	35,459

Who is named Autry

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

73% of people named Autry identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Autrys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gene Autry
American actor and singer (1907–1998)
Alan Autry
American football player, politician and actor (born 1952)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Autry

Autrey

Autry has the Soundex code A360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A360.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Autry come from?: Autry is French in origin.
How common is the surname Autry?: 8,704 people in the United States had the surname Autry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,472 Americans. It ranked 4,081st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Autry?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Autry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Autry?: Gene Autry, American actor and singer (1907–1998), followed by Alan Autry.
Where is the surname Autry most common?: Wikidata records people named Autry in the United States.
Is the surname Autry getting more or less common?: More common. 8,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,704 in 2010, up 4.6%.