How common is the surname Rémy?

3,784 people in the United States had the surname Rémy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,592 Americans. It ranked 8,681st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rémy?

Albert Rémy, 1915-1967 French actor.

Where is the surname Rémy most common?

Wikidata records people named Rémy in France.

Is the surname Rémy getting more or less common?

More common. 3,268 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,784 in 2010, up 16%.

Is Rémy also a first name?

Yes. Rémy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rémy

A surname, carried by 3,784 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rémy is more common than 94.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,784 people named Rémy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,592 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,268.

#8,681

rank among US surnames

3,784

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+15.8%

change since 2000 (was #9,174)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,673	Boney	3,789	81,485
#8,676	McGaha	3,787	81,528
#8,679	Prine	3,786	81,549
#8,681	Swinson	3,784	81,592
#8,686	Adorno	3,783	81,614
#8,687	Zazueta	3,782	81,636
#8,688	Gardea	3,781	81,657

Who is named Rémy

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

54% of people named Rémy identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rémys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Albert Rémy
1915-1967 French actor

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rémy

Rémy has the Soundex code R500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R500.

Questions

How common is the surname Rémy?: 3,784 people in the United States had the surname Rémy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,592 Americans. It ranked 8,681st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rémy?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Rémy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rémy?: Albert Rémy, 1915-1967 French actor.
Where is the surname Rémy most common?: Wikidata records people named Rémy in France.
Is the surname Rémy getting more or less common?: More common. 3,268 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,784 in 2010, up 16%.
Is Rémy also a first name?: Yes. Rémy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.