How common is the surname Scurry?

2,321 people in the United States had the surname Scurry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,023 Americans. It ranked 13,171st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Scurry?

Briana Scurry, American soccer player.

Where is the surname Scurry most common?

Wikidata records people named Scurry in the United States.

Is the surname Scurry getting more or less common?

More common. 2,185 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,321 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname Scurry

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,321 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Scurry is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scoireadh (“descendant of Scoireadh”).

Scurry is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,321 people named Scurry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,023 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,185.

#13,171

rank among US surnames

2,321

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,902)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,165	Pettyjohn	2,323	132,908
#13,166	Ziemer	2,322	132,965
#13,171	Tedeschi	2,321	133,023
#13,177	Kennison	2,320	133,080

Who is named Scurry

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

69% of people named Scurry identified as Black (not Hispanic), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 69%
White (not Hispanic) 25%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Scurrys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Briana Scurry
American soccer player, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Scurry

Scurry has the Soundex code S600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S600.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Scurry come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scoireadh (“descendant of Scoireadh”).
How common is the surname Scurry?: 2,321 people in the United States had the surname Scurry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,023 Americans. It ranked 13,171st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Scurry?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Scurry identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Scurry?: Briana Scurry, American soccer player.
Where is the surname Scurry most common?: Wikidata records people named Scurry in the United States.
What type of surname is Scurry?: Scurry is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Scurry getting more or less common?: More common. 2,185 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,321 in 2010, up 6.2%.