How common is the surname Cherry?

35,877 people in the United States had the surname Cherry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,606 Americans. It ranked 970th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cherry?

Don Cherry, American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995), followed by Jake Cherry.

Where is the surname Cherry most common?

Wikidata records people named Cherry in the United States.

Is the surname Cherry getting more or less common?

More common. 34,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,877 in 2010, up 3.6%.

Is Cherry also a first name?

Yes. Cherry 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 Cherry

A surname, carried by 35,877 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C600 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). Cherry is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 35,877 people named Cherry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,606 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,615.

#970

rank among US surnames

35,877

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #922)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#961	O'Connell	36,194	8,530
#962	Vu	36,179	8,534
#963	Andersen	36,150	8,541
#964	Spence	36,129	8,546
#965	McPherson	36,125	8,547
#966	Church	36,072	8,559
#967	Schmitt	36,043	8,566

Who is named Cherry

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

59% of people named Cherry identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cherrys

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995)
Jake Cherry
American actor, born 1996
Michael Cherry
American sprinter, born 1995
Marc Cherry
American television writer and producer, born 1962
Zach Cherry
American actor, born 1987
Damu Cherry
American hurdler, born 1977
Francis Cherry
Arkansas politician (1908-1965)
Will Cherry
American basketball player (born 1991)
R. Gregg Cherry
American politician (1891-1957)
Ava Cherry
American singer, born 1953
Don Cherry
American singer and golfer (1924–2018)
John R. Cherry III
American film director and screenwriter (1948–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cherry

Cherry has the Soundex code C600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C600.

Questions

How common is the surname Cherry?: 35,877 people in the United States had the surname Cherry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,606 Americans. It ranked 970th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cherry?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Cherry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cherry?: Don Cherry, American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995), followed by Jake Cherry.
Where is the surname Cherry most common?: Wikidata records people named Cherry in the United States.
Is the surname Cherry getting more or less common?: More common. 34,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,877 in 2010, up 3.6%.
Is Cherry also a first name?: Yes. Cherry 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.