Terry is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, France, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Terry
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, France, England
Meaning:

Thierry or Theodorich.

Descendant of Terry meaning "people, rule".

Not 'the tearful one' as some etymologists have it, but a corruption of Theodoric, the personal name, like the French Thierry. In Hundred Rolls Terri and Terry are without prefix.

How popular is Terry?

Terry is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Cuba, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria, South Africa, France, Tanzania, Peru, New Zealand, Philippines, Vanuatu, Wales, Kenya, Spain, Indonesia, Ireland, Thailand, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, Fiji, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, Liberia, Cayman Islands, Nicaragua, China, Belize.

Terry is ranked 3755 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Terry bearers increased by 4.27 per cent in 2010 US census to 87000 since 2000, the surname slipped by 25 spots and ranked at 361. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 66.28 68.82
Black 27.34 26.63
Hispanic or Latino 2.68 1.68
Others 2.44 1.73
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7 0.73
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.41
Terry is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 149637 people have been found who wears Terry as their family name. Terry is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Terry:
344 United States109,313
Countries with ten thousands of Terry:
535 England13,929
Countries with thousands of Terry:
994 Australia3,972
1,556 Canada3,537
488 Cuba2,999
169 Papua New Guinea2,374
6,923 Nigeria1,730
5,176 South Africa1,346
8,392 France1,077
5,704 Tanzania1,031
Countries with hundreds of Terry:
3,234 Peru982
770 New Zealand948
31,144 Philippines515
113 Vanuatu472
783 Wales444
10,350 Kenya371
10,234 Spain345
32,966 Indonesia342
1,641 Ireland333
36,465 Thailand325
2,180 Scotland294
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
748 Fiji220
9,877 Malaysia184
402 Solomon Islands163
2,840 Liberia150
84 Cayman Islands119
1,435 Nicaragua118
720 China115
631 Belize114
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,470 Switzerland98
15,209 Mexico94
34,406 Argentina93
4,751 Dominican Republic92
2,397 Singapore90
194,472 India76
91,373 Germany53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
39,900 Netherlands47
32,404 Zimbabwe46
124,004 Brazil45
360 Antigua and Barbuda44
9,859 Ecuador41
10,676 Kuwait39
488 Jersey36
13,724 Venezuela35
4,502 Northern Ireland33
89,453 Italy30
22,987 Sweden30
2,759 Honduras28
767 Isle of Man24
4,616 Jamaica23
11,509 Ghana19
3,192 Hong Kong19
56,744 Belgium18
10,177 Burkina Faso18
19,774 Chile18
341 Northern Mariana Islands17
516 Sierra Leone16
83,777 Cameroon14
6,847 Panama14
7,075 Cyprus13
70,223 Czechia13
89,142 Uganda11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
20,087 Colombia8
3,029 Guam8
17,989 Taiwan8
23,122 Afghanistan7
43,211 Denmark7
62,289 Egypt7
68,299 Israel7
47,869 Japan7
84,222 Pakistan7
9,403 Trinidad and Tobago7
5,462 Costa Rica6
1,214 Marshall Islands6
55,549 Norway6
55,922 Qatar6
1,433 South Korea6
2,503 United States Virgin Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Terry worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 16 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Devonshire and arrived on April 10, 1846. Workwoman Betty Terry, 16 years old Mary Terry, Michael Terry (11) Workman, Charles Terry, aged 21, Jno. Terry, aged 37, Jas. Terry, aged 30, Richard Terry (40) Farmer, Workman J. Terry, and 68 other Terry around 35.9% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and servant, spinster migrated to US from Liverpool, London, Londonderry, Youghal and Cork.

From Germany

33 years old farmer Etienne Terry who was residing in France migrated to United States on January 27, 1855 by Mercury put out from Havre. G. Terry (32) Farmer, 19 years old Jean-B. Terry, Adolph Terry, aged 28, 27 years old Henri Terry, Gerog Terry, aged 33, W. Terry, aged 33, Dayne Terry (22), 69 years old Dayne Terry, and 3 other Terry around 37.5% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Hamburg & Southampton, Liverpool, Hamburg & Havre, Antwerp and London.

Terry Namesakes

  • Edward O'Connor Terry, English actor
  • Adolphine Fletcher Terry, American political and social activist
  • Wilson Edgar Terry, last Kentucky veteran of the Spanish–American War
  • Sammy Terry, television horror host based in Indianapolis
  • Parshall Terry, political figure in Upper Canada
  • Carole Terry, American organist, harpsichordist, and pedagogue
  • Nathaniel Terry, Nathaniel Terry Jr
  • Fred Terry, English actor and theatrical manager
  • James Terry, Irish officer of arms
  • Henry Terry, member of the silver medal winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics
  • David D. Terry, U.S. Representative
  • William L. Terry, U.S. Representative from Arkansas
  • Roland Terry, Pacific Northwest architect
  • Michael Terry, Australian explorer, surveyor
  • Wallace Terry, African-American journalist and oral historian
  • Tex Terry, American film actor
  • Eli Terry, Eli Terry Sr
  • Bruce & Terry, were an American musical duo consisting of Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher
  • Ellen Terry, English actress
  • Clark Terry, Clark Virgil Terry Jr
  • Phillip Terry, American actor
  • Luther Terry, American physician and public health official
  • Alfred Terry, Union general
  • John Terry, English football coach and former professional footballer
  • Lucy Terry,
  • Randall Terry, American anti-abortion activist and politician
  • Ralph Terry, American former right-handed pitcher
  • Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian politician
  • Sonny Terry, musical artist
  • Bill Terry, Major League Baseball first baseman and manager
  • David S. Terry, California jurist and Democratic politician,
  • Todd Terry, American DJ, record producer and remixer
  • Helen Terry, British singer
  • Edward A. Terry, officer
  • Jason Terry, American professional basketball player
  • Quinlan Terry, British architect
  • Alice Terry, American film actress and director
  • Adam Terry, former American football offensive tackle
  • Ben Terry, Englishman
  • Hilda Terry, American cartoonist
  • Nigel Terry, British stage and film actor probably best known by film audiences for his portrayal of King Arthur
  • Mary Sue Terry, Democratic politician from Virginia
  • Lee Terry, former American politician and a senior law firm adviser
  • Thelma Terry, American bandleader and bassist during the 1920s and 1930s
  • Brad Terry, jazz clarinetist and whistler
  • Tony Terry, American soul/new jack swing singer
  • Scott Terry, retired Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Adonis Terry, American Major League Baseball player whose career spanned
  • John H. Terry, American lawyer and politician from New York
  • Jeb Terry, Jeb Barton Terry, Jr

Terry Namesakes

  • Edward O'Connor Terry, English actor
  • Adolphine Fletcher Terry, American political and social activist
  • Wilson Edgar Terry, last Kentucky veteran of the Spanish–American War
  • Sammy Terry, television horror host based in Indianapolis
  • Parshall Terry, political figure in Upper Canada
  • Carole Terry, American organist, harpsichordist, and pedagogue
  • Nathaniel Terry, Nathaniel Terry Jr
  • Fred Terry, English actor and theatrical manager
  • James Terry, Irish officer of arms
  • Henry Terry, member of the silver medal winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics
  • David D. Terry, U.S. Representative
  • William L. Terry, U.S. Representative from Arkansas
  • Roland Terry, Pacific Northwest architect
  • Michael Terry, Australian explorer, surveyor
  • Wallace Terry, African-American journalist and oral historian
  • Tex Terry, American film actor
  • Eli Terry, Eli Terry Sr
  • Bruce & Terry, were an American musical duo consisting of Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher
  • Ellen Terry, English actress
  • Clark Terry, Clark Virgil Terry Jr
  • Phillip Terry, American actor
  • Luther Terry, American physician and public health official
  • Alfred Terry, Union general
  • John Terry, English football coach and former professional footballer
  • Lucy Terry,
  • Randall Terry, American anti-abortion activist and politician
  • Ralph Terry, American former right-handed pitcher
  • Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian politician
  • Sonny Terry, musical artist
  • Bill Terry, Major League Baseball first baseman and manager
  • David S. Terry, California jurist and Democratic politician,
  • Todd Terry, American DJ, record producer and remixer
  • Helen Terry, British singer
  • Edward A. Terry, officer
  • Jason Terry, American professional basketball player
  • Quinlan Terry, British architect
  • Alice Terry, American film actress and director
  • Adam Terry, former American football offensive tackle
  • Ben Terry, Englishman
  • Hilda Terry, American cartoonist
  • Nigel Terry, British stage and film actor probably best known by film audiences for his portrayal of King Arthur
  • Mary Sue Terry, Democratic politician from Virginia
  • Lee Terry, former American politician and a senior law firm adviser
  • Thelma Terry, American bandleader and bassist during the 1920s and 1930s
  • Brad Terry, jazz clarinetist and whistler
  • Tony Terry, American soul/new jack swing singer
  • Scott Terry, retired Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Adonis Terry, American Major League Baseball player whose career spanned
  • John H. Terry, American lawyer and politician from New York
  • Jeb Terry, Jeb Barton Terry, Jr

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