Gary Surname

13,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mali

Gary Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Gadhra (hound or hunting dog).

Gary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,5501:12,2661,518
Mali3,5491:4,781327
France3,0051:22,1042,570
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Australia3741:72,1818,509
England3731:149,37814,295
Canada3061:120,41012,664
Philippines2371:427,16553,463
Germany2341:344,04033,598
Papua New Guinea2211:36,8954,430
Iran2071:370,93024,357
Mauritania1581:25,9172,221
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Liberia1241:35,5533,301
India1191:6,445,928147,141
Austria1171:72,78111,082
Colombia1151:415,4276,495
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Mexico1021:1,216,92414,589
China971:14,096,099836
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
Chile631:279,6278,218
Panama621:63,1012,822
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Ireland451:104,6435,503
Belgium421:273,73032,801
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
Niger271:710,81516,981
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
Senegal241:607,4732,395
Hong Kong211:349,3093,156
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Israel191:450,40234,739
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Marshall Islands71:7,4031,135
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Norway61:857,04855,549
Wales61:515,75523,171
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5261:11,0961,443

Gary (1,929,334) may also be a first name.

Gary Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Gadhra (hound or hunting dog).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gary Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gary Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gary (Arabic: جارى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭﻱ, Hindi: गैरी) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gary? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gary is the 13,296th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 173,212 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Gary are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 323rd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 1,929,334 people.

The last name Gary is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 29,550 people, or 1 in 12,266. In The United States Gary is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Louisiana, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 121 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 8 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Gary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gary has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gary last name rose 653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 504 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 450 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gary last name is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Gary last name are 2.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gary earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 21.5% more than the national average, earning $27,582,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.08% less than the national average, earning $39,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning $51,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garay89188,648/
Garry8912,122/
Garey894,517/
Garhy892,242/
Gariy891,570/
Gaury891,030/
Garoy89286/
Gairy89285/
Ngary89256/
Ghary89217/
Gahry8940/
Garys8919/
Gaary8915/
Gatry8913/
Garyd898/
Garzy898/
Garyo898/
Gaery896/
Gasry895/
Gayry892/
Garyp892/
Kgary891/
Cgary891/
Gajry891/
Garyy891/
Garyi891/
Garyś891/
Garyt890/
Ary8613,865/
Gharay801,966/
Garaya801,502/
Garaiy80749/
Ghariy80510/
Gautry80402/
Garayt80402/
Gargoy80364/
Garrey80236/
Garych80227/
Garroy80209/
Gairay80201/
Garray80191/
Garays80179/
Garahy80168/
Gargay80156/
Gairey80140/
Gauroy8078/
Gaurys8071/
Gareys8070/
Gauray8070/
Gueary8065/
Gharey8055/
N'Gary8046/
Gayray8044/
Ghaury8042/
Gharry8042/
Gargey8034/
Gayrey8032/
Gaurry8031/
Gatrey8027/
Gauriy8026/
Gaurey8023/
Garayp8022/
Gahary8022/
Garzoy8022/
Ghasry8018/
Gharoy8011/
Garhay8011/
Gajrey8010/
Ngaray809/
Ghairy809/
Gharuy807/
Gaitry807/
Ngariy807/
Garzay806/
Ncgary806/
Garayh805/
Gaerey804/
Cgarry804/
Gaarey804/
Garrys804/
Gareey804/
Garhey804/
Gajray803/
Garryt803/
Garaay803/
Garriy802/
Garzey802/
Gathry802/
Hgaray802/
Ngarey802/
Garhyo802/
Qugary801/
Gaariy801/
Garysh801/
Garytt801/
Garioy801/
Garysz801/
G'eary801/
Gairry801/
Garryo801/
Gariey800/
Gahrey800/
Gaerry800/
Garrhy800/
Garoey800/
Gara7575,939/
Gari7555,652/
Gare7516,074/
Aray7514,072/
Hary759,749/
Gory755,410/
Gery753,667/
Arey753,023/
Asry751,719/
Aryo751,374/
Aroy751,164/
Arys751,130/
Aury751,083/
Eary75900/
Airy75486/
Atry75400/
Arry75383/
Aary75315/
Ariy75210/
Aryi75156/
Arzy7585/
Garj7571/
Garí7536/
Garé7533/
Aryp7523/
Aruy7519/
Ahry7512/
Aryd7512/
Gará756/
Aryt756/
Ayry752/
Göry752/
Arhy752/
Aryz752/
Garè751/
Garî751/
Góry751/
Aryå751/
Aryś751/
Gharaiy73576/
Gautrey73569/
Garrahy73391/
Ghahary7397/
Gautray7391/
Gauraiy7379/
Garrouy7357/
Gargaya7352/
Garrehy7345/
Ghaaray7342/
Gauraya7337/
Gharayh7331/
Gahariy7317/
Ghairay7317/
Ghaeryi7314/
Gharaya7311/
Garahay738/
Gaisrys735/
Garraya734/
Gauhroy733/
Cgarrys733/
Gaharoy733/
Ncgarry732/
N'Gaary731/
Gayrych731/
Garysch731/
Gaharay731/
Gairaiy731/
Ghharoy731/
Garrayd731/
Garrhey731/
Garry's731/
Garrych731/
Ghearay731/
Gharooy731/
Garreys731/
Gharhay731/
Garahey730/
Gauttry730/
Araya67325,735/
Garza67320,251/
Garai67157,789/
Harry6772,346/
Ghare6730,369/
Ngari6728,044/
Garje6719,390/
Ghara6718,683/
Gaire6717,714/
Gerry6715,652/
Gajre6715,169/
Gauri6714,406/
Autry6712,199/
Garip6712,106/
Ngare6711,429/
Garhi677,875/
Arrey677,828/
Airey676,847/
Garre676,839/
Garej676,057/
Gaura675,570/
Geroy673,530/
Goriy673,380/
Garis673,168/
Gared673,003/
Garra672,980/
Gorry672,976/
Gorey672,857/
Goray672,602/
Haury672,532/
Garge672,483/
Ghari672,365/
Garet672,201/
Garri672,201/
Garea672,101/
Gajra672,026/
Kgari672,014/
Goury671,985/
Geray671,932/
Gatri671,826/
Gaure671,810/
Gares671,787/
Gargi671,766/
Kgare671,727/
Garaj671,492/
Gaare671,463/
Aarey671,419/
Gaari671,413/
Atrey671,390/
Goryo671,362/
Auroy671,342/
Gaira671,190/
Gareh671,155/
Auray671,111/
Garzi671,060/
Attry67995/
Hhary67903/
Heary67891/
Garei67789/
Hariy67787/
Gaara67779/
Array67762/
Gario67761/
Ghory67730/
Gayre67650/
Garid67539/
Garit67539/
Goroy67500/
Garee67484/
Hajry67461/
Arroy67453/
Gerey67451/
Hatry67445/
Gasri67423/
Gairi67412/
Gayri67400/
Haroy67391/
Atray67369/
Areys67369/
Haray67335/
Garez67318/
Earey67297/
Harey67282/
Göray67273/
Ayrey67272/
Garep67251/
Hairy67250/
Gohry67246/
Garaa67229/
Arych67226/
Garré67226/
Goëry67226/
Gahre67218/
Asrey67216/
Argay67213/
Arays67210/
Harzy67208/
Geriy67206/
Garie67184/
Aurey67180/
Garha67177/
Asray67146/
Gauthray67139/
Giery67137/
Garhe67133/
Garui67130/
Haruy67110/
Goryś67108/
Gatre6799/
Görey6797/
Gehry6794/
Gorys6794/
Gaere6790/
Garayová6788/
Gajri6785/
Garoa6785/
Hasry6775/
Ariey6773/
Arzay6772/
Gaeri6771/
Garih6764/
Garze6762/
Harys6755/
Harøy6753/
Airay6750/
Aarøy6750/
Athry6750/
Haryp6750/
Arryo6748/
Gaură6747/
Goiry6746/
Garoi6745/
Gariz6745/
Aurry6743/
Araiy6739/
Gorhy6736/
Garayova6735/
Gojry6734/
Arooy6733/
Garrè6733/
Géhry6731/
Gharj6731/
Ahary6729/
Cgara6728/
Asroy6725/
Gotry6725/
Arhyi6723/
Goyry6722/
Hayry6722/
Goory6721/
Aaray6721/
Ajryś6719/
Geruy6719/
Garði6718/
Arioy6718/
Garer6717/
Goery6715/
Gahri6715/
Ahrey6715/
Gharooyi6715/
Goryy6713/
Gayra6713/
Arouy6713/
Garés6713/
Haryd6713/
Kgara6713/
Areey6712/
Aryss6712/
Garès6712/
Airiy6711/
Aaryy6711/
Earry6710/
Vangariy6710/
Hgara6710/
Goryľ6710/
Argey679/
Aruyz679/
Gasre679/
Garii678/
Araay678/
Argoy678/
Haryy678/
Asrry678/
Asryi677/
Ahrys677/
Hgare676/
Aurys676/
Arruy676/
Aryst676/
Arysh675/
Haary675/
Arayt675/
Arhay675/
Aarry675/
Gorzy675/
Ggare674/
Aaryi674/
Gaïra674/
Goryi673/
Hgari673/
Cgari673/
Arayz673/
Airyo673/
Gairí673/
Ajrys673/
Göhry673/
Ngory673/
Arrys672/
Arzey672/
G'Are672/
Garuj672/
Ggari672/
Garij672/
Atroy672/
Aroys672/
Gaurí672/
Géray672/
Ggara672/
Ngaré672/
Ahroy672/
Ahryi672/
Airry671/
Earys671/
Garrahay671/
Haryi671/
Aatry671/
Ahray671/
Arryd671/
Arycz671/
Aryds671/
Ajroy671/
Auriy671/
Haryt671/
Gosry671/
Arriy671/
Garée671/
Aariy671/
Ahrry671/
Orgay671/
Árgay671/
Gareu671/
Gariš671/
Garzè671/
Garoj671/
Adtry671/
Asryh671/
Arysz671/
Arrry671/
Ayhry671/
Ayray671/
Aryhe671/
Geryi671/
Aaryo671/
Arhey671/
Gaurj671/
Gaïre671/
Goryd671/
Goryz671/
Garrahey670/
Arohy670/
Eaury670/
Areyz670/
Haryz670/

Gary Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gary in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﺭﻱkary84.21
ﻛﺎﺭﻯkary10.53
ﻗﺎﺭﻯqary1.75
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺭﻱalkary1.75
ﻛﺮﻱkry1.75
Gary in the Hindi language
गैरीgairi50
गर्गgarga25
गरईgara'i25
Gary in the Arabic language
جارىjary-
جاريjary-

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