How common is the surname Spry?

3,940 people in the United States had the surname Spry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,362 Americans. It ranked 8,398th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Spry?

William Spry, American politician (1864-1929).

Where is the surname Spry most common?

Wikidata records people named Spry in the United States.

Is the surname Spry getting more or less common?

More common. 3,907 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,940 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Spry

A surname, carried by 3,940 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spry is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,940 people named Spry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,362 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,907.

#8,398

rank among US surnames

3,940

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,856)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,392	Valera	3,944	78,282
#8,394	Halley	3,943	78,302
#8,395	Carlo	3,942	78,322
#8,398	Spry	3,940	78,362
#8,401	Lavery	3,938	78,402
#8,402	Hermanson	3,937	78,422

Who is named Spry

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

82% of people named Spry identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Two or more races 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sprys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Spry
American politician (1864-1929)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Spry

Spry has the Soundex code S160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S160.

Questions

How common is the surname Spry?: 3,940 people in the United States had the surname Spry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,362 Americans. It ranked 8,398th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spry?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Spry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Spry?: William Spry, American politician (1864-1929).
Where is the surname Spry most common?: Wikidata records people named Spry in the United States.
Is the surname Spry getting more or less common?: More common. 3,907 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,940 in 2010, up 0.8%.