How common is the surname Searcy?

10,243 people in the United States had the surname Searcy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,142 Americans. It ranked 3,490th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Searcy?

Nick Searcy, American actor, followed by Devin Searcy.

Where is the surname Searcy most common?

Wikidata records people named Searcy in the United States.

Is the surname Searcy getting more or less common?

More common. 9,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,243 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Searcy

A surname, carried by 10,243 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Searcy is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,243 people named Searcy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,142 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,790.

#3,490

rank among US surnames

10,243

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,343)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,481	Ballesteros	10,261	30,089
#3,482	Lindley	10,260	30,092
#3,483	Caputo	10,257	30,101
#3,484	Steed	10,250	30,122
#3,485	Penny	10,249	30,124
#3,486	Hiatt	10,247	30,130
#3,488	Israel	10,245	30,136

Who is named Searcy

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

64% of people named Searcy identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Searcys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nick Searcy
American actor, born 1959
Devin Searcy
American basketball player (born 1989)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Searcy

Searcy has the Soundex code S620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S620.

Questions

How common is the surname Searcy?: 10,243 people in the United States had the surname Searcy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,142 Americans. It ranked 3,490th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Searcy?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Searcy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Searcy?: Nick Searcy, American actor, followed by Devin Searcy.
Where is the surname Searcy most common?: Wikidata records people named Searcy in the United States.
Is the surname Searcy getting more or less common?: More common. 9,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,243 in 2010, up 4.6%.