Gory

See also: gory and góry

English

Etymology

Reduced form of McGorry.

Proper noun

Gory (plural Gorys)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Gory is the 36426^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 614 individuals. Gory is most common among White (49.84%) and Black/African American (43.49%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gory”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 68.

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