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    The surname Varkey

    A Malayalam surname, carried by 607 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V620

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Varkey is more common than 77.3% of them.

    Origin

    Malayalam origin

    Borrowed from Malayalam വർക്കി (vaṟkki, “George”). This surname is mostly found in Kerala.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 607 people named Varkey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 508,642 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 438.

    #36,788
    rank among US surnames
    607
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.6%
    change since 2000 (was #45,909)

    Who is named Varkey

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

    94% of people named Varkey identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% as two or more races and 1.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Varkey come from?
    Borrowed from Malayalam വർക്കി (vaṟkki, “George”). This surname is mostly found in Kerala.
    How common is the surname Varkey?
    607 people in the United States had the surname Varkey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 508,642 Americans. It ranked 36,788th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Varkey?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Varkey identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.0% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Varkey getting more or less common?
    More common. 438 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 607 in 2010, up 39%.