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    The surname Cherny

    A Russian surname, carried by 459 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈtʃɜɹ.ni/ 2 syllables Soundex C650

    Cherny: #46,404 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Cherny #46,404, 459 people Cherny: #46,404 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Cherny #46,404, 459 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cherny is more common than 71.4% of them.

    Origin

    Russian origin

    Borrowed from Russian Чёрный (Čórnyj), from чёрный (čórnyj, “black-haired”). Doublet of Cerni and Cerny.

    One of 24 Russian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 459 people named Cherny in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 672,648 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 403.

    #46,404
    rank among US surnames
    459
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13.9%
    change since 2000 (was #49,057)

    Who is named Cherny

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

    94% of people named Cherny identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Cherny

    Cherny has the Soundex code C650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C650.

    Other Russian surnames

    All 24 Russian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Cherny come from?
    Borrowed from Russian Чёрный (Čórnyj), from чёрный (čórnyj, “black-haired”). Doublet of Cerni and Cerny.
    How common is the surname Cherny?
    459 people in the United States had the surname Cherny in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 672,648 Americans. It ranked 46,404th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cherny?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Cherny identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
    How do you pronounce Cherny?
    Cherny is /ˈtʃɜɹ.ni/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Cherny getting more or less common?
    More common. 403 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 459 in 2010, up 14%.