How common is the surname Khoury?

5,753 people in the United States had the surname Khoury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,667 Americans. It ranked 5,980th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Khoury?

Clara Khoury, American actress of Palestinian descent, followed by Makram Khoury.

Where is the surname Khoury most common?

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

Is the surname Khoury getting more or less common?

More common. 4,833 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,753 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Khoury

An Arabic surname, carried by 5,753 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Khoury is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Variant of Khouri.

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 5,753 people named Khoury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,667 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,833.

#5,980

rank among US surnames

5,753

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+19%

change since 2000 (was #6,480)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,971	Wilk	5,763	53,574
#5,973	Sigmon	5,760	53,602
#5,974	Capers	5,759	53,611
#5,975	Rex	5,758	53,620
#5,976	Gregoire	5,757	53,630
#5,977	Sylvia	5,756	53,639
#5,978	Barden	5,755	53,648

Who is named Khoury

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

91% of people named Khoury identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as two or more races and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Two or more races 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Khourys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Clara Khoury
American actress of Palestinian descent, born 1976
Makram Khoury
Arab-Israeli actor of Palestinian descent, born 1945

Notable Khourys come mostly from the United States (1) and Israel (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Khoury

Khoury 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 Khoury come from?: Variant of Khouri.
How common is the surname Khoury?: 5,753 people in the United States had the surname Khoury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,667 Americans. It ranked 5,980th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Khoury?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Khoury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Khoury?: Clara Khoury, American actress of Palestinian descent, followed by Makram Khoury.
Where is the surname Khoury most common?: Wikidata records people named Khoury in the United States and Israel.
Is the surname Khoury getting more or less common?: More common. 4,833 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,753 in 2010, up 19%.