The Gary surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 22,310 people carried this name — #1,612 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 21,213 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,335 people named Gary.
56 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 79 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 42 people named Gary live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 28 people named Gary live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Gary in American newspapers,
1914–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 382,984 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gary,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Gary 1821–1906 · judge -
Jean-Louis Combes-Gary 1830– · politician -
Martin Witherspoon Gary 1831–1881 · lawyer -
James Albert Gary 1833–1920 · politician -
Elbert Henry Gary 1846–1927 · judge -
Alexandre Gaspard Gary 1763–1835 · official
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gary.
- Garron 586 · U.S. census
- Garrone 196 · U.S. census
- Garry 3,439 · U.S. census
- Garsia 1,208 · U.S. census
- Garson 931 · U.S. census
- Gartner 5,694 · U.S. census
- Garzon 4,450 · U.S. census
- Gas 148 · U.S. census
- Gasch 360 · U.S. census
- Gasche 215 · U.S. census
- Gasco 320 · U.S. census
- Gascon 2,190 · U.S. census
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