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

The last name Gary (Arabic: جارى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭﻱ, Hindi: गैरी) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gary.

How Common Is The Last Name Gary? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 13,296^th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 173,212 people. Gary occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Gary live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gary is also the 323^rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,929,334 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 29,550 people, or 1 in 12,266. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Louisiana, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 121 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 8 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Gary Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Gary Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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 with 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.