How common is the surname Neri?

8,094 people in the United States had the surname Neri in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,145 Americans. It ranked 4,394th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Neri?

Philip Neri, 16th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformatio, followed by Francisco Valmerino Neri.

Where is the surname Neri most common?

Wikidata records people named Neri in Brazil.

Is the surname Neri getting more or less common?

More common. 6,280 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,094 in 2010, up 29%.

The surname Neri

An Italian surname, carried by 8,094 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neri is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Neri; this surname is also well-attested in Spanish-speaking countries.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,094 people named Neri in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,145 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,280.

#4,394

rank among US surnames

8,094

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+28.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,133)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,391	Hefner	8,100	38,117
#4,392	Enos	8,097	38,131
#4,393	Maness	8,095	38,140
#4,394	Buckingham	8,094	38,145

Who is named Neri

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

60% of people named Neri identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 60%
White (not Hispanic) 32%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Neris

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Philip Neri
16th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformatio, 1515–1595
Francisco Valmerino Neri
Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Neri

Neri has the Soundex code N600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N600.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Neri come from?: Borrowed from Italian Neri; this surname is also well-attested in Spanish-speaking countries.
How common is the surname Neri?: 8,094 people in the United States had the surname Neri in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,145 Americans. It ranked 4,394th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Neri?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Neri identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Neri?: Philip Neri, 16th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformatio, followed by Francisco Valmerino Neri.
Where is the surname Neri most common?: Wikidata records people named Neri in Brazil.
Is the surname Neri getting more or less common?: More common. 6,280 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,094 in 2010, up 29%.