The Sory surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 258 people carried this name — #74,826 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 5% from 272 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 87 people named Sory.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Nord.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 36 people named Sory 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 Sory,
with a public archive behind them.
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Petit Sory 1944– · association football coach
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Diakite Sory 1972– · basketball player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sory.
- Soro 323 · U.S. census
- Soroka 1,478 · U.S. census
- Sorondo 228 · U.S. census
- Sorrel 259 · U.S. census
- Sorrenti 373 · U.S. census
- Sorrentino 4,956 · U.S. census
- Sosnowski 1,844 · U.S. census
- Sot 194 · U.S. census
- Soter 553 · U.S. census
- Soto 144,451 · U.S. census
- Sottile 1,415 · U.S. census
- Sotto 649 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Sory is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.