# Cary (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cary/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname, a less common spelling of Carey.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,506 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,138 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,833 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.2% (12,013 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cary in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cary in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Cary

- Diana Serra Cary, American child film actress and silent film historian (1918–2020)
- Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish writer (1888-1957)
- Alice Cary, American writer (1820–1871)
- Phoebe Cary, American writer (1824-1871)
- Annie Louise Cary, American singer (1842-1921)
- Caitlin Cary, American musician
- Glover H. Cary, American politician (1885-1936)

## Similar surnames

Carr, Carey, Caro, Cory, Croy, Cray, Carew, Carrow, Cairo, Carra, Cara, Cayer.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.