How common is the surname Wherry?

2,149 people in the United States had the surname Wherry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. It ranked 14,014th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wherry?

Kenneth S. Wherry, American politician (1892–1951), followed by Sexyy Red.

Where is the surname Wherry most common?

Wikidata records people named Wherry in the United States.

Is the surname Wherry getting more or less common?

More common. 2,097 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,149 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Wherry

A surname, carried by 2,149 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). Wherry is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,149 people named Wherry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,097.

#14,014

rank among US surnames

2,149

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,333)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,006	Dingess	2,150	143,603
#14,014	Randel	2,149	143,669

Who is named Wherry

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

66% of people named Wherry identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wherrys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kenneth S. Wherry
American politician (1892–1951)
Sexyy Red
American rapper (born 1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wherry

Wherry 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 Wherry?: 2,149 people in the United States had the surname Wherry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. It ranked 14,014th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wherry?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Wherry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wherry?: Kenneth S. Wherry, American politician (1892–1951), followed by Sexyy Red.
Where is the surname Wherry most common?: Wikidata records people named Wherry in the United States.
Is the surname Wherry getting more or less common?: More common. 2,097 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,149 in 2010, up 2.5%.