How common is the surname Weary?

1,687 people in the United States had the surname Weary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,015 Americans. It ranked 16,887th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Weary?

Jake Weary, American actor, musician, singer-songwriter and music producer.

Where is the surname Weary most common?

Wikidata records people named Weary in the United States.

Is the surname Weary getting more or less common?

More common. 1,494 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,687 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Weary

A surname, carried by 1,687 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weary is more common than 89.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,687 people named Weary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 183,015 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,494.

#16,887

rank among US surnames

1,687

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+12.9%

change since 2000 (was #17,408)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,881	Locher	1,688	182,906
#16,887	Howery	1,687	183,015
#16,894	Schild	1,686	183,123

Who is named Weary

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

58% of people named Weary identified as Black (not Hispanic), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 58%
White (not Hispanic) 38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Wearys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jake Weary
American actor, musician, singer-songwriter and music producer, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Weary

Weary has the Soundex code W600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W600.

Questions

How common is the surname Weary?: 1,687 people in the United States had the surname Weary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,015 Americans. It ranked 16,887th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weary?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Weary identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Weary?: Jake Weary, American actor, musician, singer-songwriter and music producer.
Where is the surname Weary most common?: Wikidata records people named Weary in the United States.
Is the surname Weary getting more or less common?: More common. 1,494 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,687 in 2010, up 13%.