Find out how popular the last name Khoury is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Khoury.

Khoury, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Khoury surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Khoury in America

Khoury is the 5980th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Khoury surname appeared 5,753 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Khoury.

We can also compare 2010 data for Khoury to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Khoury

The surname Khoury is of Arabic origin and can be traced back to the Middle East, specifically the Levant region comprising modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Palestine. The name is derived from the Arabic word "Khouri," which means "priest" or "clergyman."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Khoury date back to the 12th century, during the Crusades. It is believed that the name was originally used to identify Christian clergymen in the region, who often served as translators and intermediaries between the local population and the crusaders.

One of the earliest known historical references to the Khoury surname can be found in the chronicles of the Crusades, where a priest named Khoury is mentioned as having assisted the Crusaders during the siege of Antioch in 1098.

Throughout the centuries, the Khoury family has produced several notable figures, including:

1. Mansour Khoury (1873-1937), a Lebanese journalist and writer who played a key role in the Arab Renaissance movement.
2. Amin Khoury (1898-1985), a renowned Palestinian educator and writer who founded several schools in Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
3. Bechara Khoury (1920-2003), a prominent Lebanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1975 to 1976.
4. Elias Khoury (born 1948), a renowned Lebanese novelist and literary critic, known for his works exploring the complexities of Lebanese society and the Arab world.
5. Walid Khoury (born 1962), a Lebanese-American computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded the technology company Citrix Systems.

The Khoury surname has also been associated with various place names in the Levant region, such as Khoury Village in Lebanon and Khoury Quarter in Damascus, Syria, further reinforcing its deep-rooted connection to the Middle East.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Khoury

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Khoury.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Khoury was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Khoury has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Khoury was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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