# Cory (surname)

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

An English surname from Old Norse, a variant of Corey.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norse |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,879 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,867 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 52,517 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (5,704 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɔ.ɹi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cory 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cory in the United States and Australia.

## People named Cory

- Charles B. Cory, American ornithologist and amateur golfer (1857-1921)
- Suzanne Cory, Australian molecular biologist
- Kate Cory, American photographer and painter (1861–1958)
- Fanny Cory, American illustrator and comic strip creator (1877-1972)

## Similar surnames

Correa, Corey, Cary, Coria, Croy, Core, Corea, Corr, Corry, Cray, Cora, Coury.

## 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.