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    The surname Khouri

    An Arabic surname, carried by 1,173 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K600

    Khouri: #22,081 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Khouri #22,081, 1,173 people Khouri: #22,081 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Khouri #22,081, 1,173 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Khouri is more common than 86.4% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic خُورِيّ (ḵūriyy, “curate, priest”), from Latin curia.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,173 people named Khouri in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 263,210 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,087.

    #22,081
    rank among US surnames
    1,173
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.9%
    change since 2000 (was #22,174)

    Who is named Khouri

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

    83% of people named Khouri identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
    • Two or more races 4.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Khouris

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Callie Khouri
      American screenwriter, producer and director, born 1957

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Khouri

    Khouri has the Soundex code K600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K600.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Khouri come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic خُورِيّ (ḵūriyy, “curate, priest”), from Latin curia.
    How common is the surname Khouri?
    1,173 people in the United States had the surname Khouri in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 263,210 Americans. It ranked 22,081st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Khouri?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Khouri identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Khouri?
    Callie Khouri, American screenwriter, producer and director.
    Where is the surname Khouri most common?
    Wikidata records people named Khouri in the United States.
    Is the surname Khouri getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,087 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,173 in 2010, up 7.9%.
    What are other spellings of Khouri?
    Coury, Elkhoury and Khoury.