The Khoury surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,753 people carried this name — #5,980 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,300 people counted. That is up 19% from 4,833 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Khoury surname
Variant of Khouri.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Khoury» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 137 people named Khoury.
Most of them — 126 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 125 people named Khoury 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
87 people named Khoury live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 36 people named Khoury 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 Brussels-Capital.
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 the Nordic population registers
231 people named Khoury is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Khoury in American newspapers,
1909–1957.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,068 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Khoury,
with a public archive behind them.
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Faris al-Khoury 1877–1962 · politician -
Bishara Abd Allah al-Khuri 1885–1968 · poet -
Bechara El Khoury 1890–1964 · lawyer -
Boutros el-Khoury 1907–1984 · businessperson -
Paul Khoury 1921–2021 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 97 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Khoury.
- Khalid 3,046 · U.S. census
- Khalifa 999 · U.S. census
- Khalil 6,983 · U.S. census
- Khan 76,171 · U.S. census
- Khatchadourian 232 · U.S. census
- Khayat 405 · U.S. census
- Kibler 5,849 · U.S. census
- Kiefer 11,141 · U.S. census
- Kieffer 6,656 · U.S. census
- Kieger 138 · U.S. census
- Kiehl 1,902 · U.S. census
- Kielbasa 599 · U.S. census
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