# Khoury (surname)

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

A surname from Arabic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,753 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,980 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,667 people |
| Change since 2000 | +19% (4,833 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Khouri.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Khoury 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Khoury in the United States and Israel.

## People named Khoury

- Clara Khoury, American actress of Palestinian descent
- Makram Khoury, Arab-Israeli actor of Palestinian descent

## Similar surnames

Khouri, Koury, Kohr, Kuhr, Kor, Kaur, Kerr, Karr, Kier, Kerry, Kear, Kehr.

## 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.