How common is the surname Canary?

1,033 people in the United States had the surname Canary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,882 Americans. It ranked 24,288th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Canary?

David Canary, American actor (1938–2015), followed by Calamity Jane.

Where is the surname Canary most common?

Wikidata records people named Canary in the United States.

Is the surname Canary getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,033 in 2010, down 1.7%.

The surname Canary

A surname, carried by 1,033 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Canary is more common than 85% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,033 people named Canary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,882 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,051.

#24,288

rank among US surnames

1,033

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-1.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,783)

Who is named Canary

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

94% of people named Canary identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Canarys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Canary
American actor (1938–2015)
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman, 1852–1903

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Canary

Camara

Canary has the Soundex code C560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C560.

Questions

How common is the surname Canary?: 1,033 people in the United States had the surname Canary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,882 Americans. It ranked 24,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Canary?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Canary identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Canary?: David Canary, American actor (1938–2015), followed by Calamity Jane.
Where is the surname Canary most common?: Wikidata records people named Canary in the United States.
Is the surname Canary getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,033 in 2010, down 1.7%.