The Nery surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 986 people carried this name — #25,152 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 303,000 people counted. That is up 29% from 766 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 189 people named Nery 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 76 people named Nery.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
30 people named Nery live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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.
Who carried it
People named Nery,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paulo Pinto Nery 1915–1994 · politician -
Ron Nery 1934–2002 · American football player -
Frederico José de Santana Néri 1848–1901 · historian
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Adalgisa Nery 1905–1980 · writer
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Felipe Nery Guimarães 1910– · scientist
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Alberto Nery 1916–1993 · lyricist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nery.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Nery is.
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