How common is the surname Victory?

2,490 people in the United States had the surname Victory in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,994 Americans. It ranked 12,467th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Victory?

Craig Victory, Australian field hockey player.

Where is the surname Victory most common?

Wikidata records people named Victory in Australia.

Is the surname Victory getting more or less common?

More common. 2,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,490 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Victory

A surname, carried by 2,490 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex V236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Victory is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,490 people named Victory in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,994 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,317.

#12,467

rank among US surnames

2,490

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,305)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,460	Hallowell	2,491	123,944
#12,467	Como	2,490	123,994
#12,473	Pentecost	2,489	124,044
#12,476	Beaupre	2,488	124,094

Who is named Victory

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

79% of people named Victory identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 3.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Victorys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Craig Victory
Australian field hockey player, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Victory

Victory has the Soundex code V236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V236.

Questions

How common is the surname Victory?: 2,490 people in the United States had the surname Victory in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,994 Americans. It ranked 12,467th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Victory?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Victory identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Victory?: Craig Victory, Australian field hockey player.
Where is the surname Victory most common?: Wikidata records people named Victory in Australia.
Is the surname Victory getting more or less common?: More common. 2,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,490 in 2010, up 7.5%.