How common is the surname Berry?

132,812 people in the United States had the surname Berry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,325 Americans. It ranked 222nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Berry?

Halle Berry, American actress (born 1966), followed by Chuck Berry.

Where is the surname Berry most common?

Wikidata records people named Berry in the United States, the United Kingdom and France and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Berry getting more or less common?

More common. 129,405 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 132,812 in 2010, up 2.6%.

Is Berry also a first name?

Yes. Berry is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Berry

A surname, carried by 132,812 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B600 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Berry is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Variant of Bury and (in dialects with Mary-marry-merry merger) Barry. The given name is also a pet form of names beginning with Ber-.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 132,812 people named Berry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,325 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 129,405.

#222

rank among US surnames

132,812

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #205)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#213	Armstrong	135,044	2,286
#214	Hudson	134,963	2,288
#215	Carroll	134,317	2,299
#216	Lane	134,227	2,300
#217	Riley	133,872	2,306
#218	Andrews	133,799	2,308
#219	Alvarado	133,501	2,313

Who is named Berry

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

71% of people named Berry identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Berrys

37 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Halle Berry
American actress (born 1966)
Chuck Berry
American musician (1926–2017)
Ken Berry
American actor (1933–2018)
Wendell Berry
American writer, activist, and poet from Kentucky (1934-2026)
Bill Berry
American musician; drummer for R.E.M., born 1958
Steve Berry
American author and attorney, born 1955
Matt Berry
British actor and comedian (born 1974)
Walter Berry
Austrian opera singer (1929–2000)
John Berry
American film director (1917-1999)
Kevin Berry
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record holder (1945-2006)
Edward Wilber Berry
American paleobotanist (1875-1945)
Walter Berry
American basketball player (born 1964)

Notable Berrys come mostly from the United States (30), the United Kingdom (3) and France (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Berry

Berry has the Soundex code B600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B600.

Questions

Where does the surname Berry come from?: Variant of Bury and (in dialects with Mary-marry-merry merger) Barry. The given name is also a pet form of names beginning with Ber-.
How common is the surname Berry?: 132,812 people in the United States had the surname Berry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,325 Americans. It ranked 222nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Berry?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Berry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Berry?: Halle Berry, American actress (born 1966), followed by Chuck Berry.
Where is the surname Berry most common?: Wikidata records people named Berry in the United States, the United Kingdom and France and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Berry getting more or less common?: More common. 129,405 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 132,812 in 2010, up 2.6%.
Is Berry also a first name?: Yes. Berry is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.