The Lory surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 450 people carried this name — #47,186 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is down 17% from 541 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,262 people named Lory.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 départements, most often Sarthe.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
89 people named Lory live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 55 people named Lory 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 Misiones.
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 22 people named Lory 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.
Who carried it
People named Lory,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gabriel Lory 1784–1846 · painter
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Charles Lory 1823–1889 · geologist -
Charles A. Lory 1872–1969 · physicist -
Michael Lory 1728–1808 · mathematician
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Carl Ludwig Lory 1838–1909 · art collector
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Adolphe Toussaint Lory 1853–1918 · photographer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lory.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Lory is.
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