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    The surname Clary

    A surname, carried by 11,139 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C460

    Clary: #3,241 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Clary #3,241, 11,139 people Clary: #3,241 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Clary #3,241, 11,139 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Clary is more common than 98% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,139 people named Clary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,718 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,918.

    #3,241
    rank among US surnames
    11,139
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2%
    change since 2000 (was #3,045)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,232Kopp11,17527,628
    #3,233Snowden11,17127,638
    #3,234Martell11,15827,670
    #3,236Boyles11,15627,675
    #3,237Camarena11,15427,680
    #3,238Moe11,15027,690
    #3,239Herzog11,14627,700

    Who is named Clary

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

    86% of people named Clary identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Clarys

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tyler Clary
      American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, born 1989
    • Charles Clary
      Actor (1873-1931)
    • Count Manfred von Clary-Aldringen
      Austrian politician (1852-1928)

    Notable Clarys come mostly from the United States (2) and Austria (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Clary

    Clary has the Soundex code C460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C460.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Clary?
    11,139 people in the United States had the surname Clary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,718 Americans. It ranked 3,241st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Clary?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Clary identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Clary?
    Tyler Clary, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, followed by Charles Clary.
    Where is the surname Clary most common?
    Wikidata records people named Clary in the United States and Austria.
    Is the surname Clary getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,918 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,139 in 2010, up 2.0%.