Khouri

English

Alternative forms

• Coury, Elkhoury, Khoury

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُورِيّ (ḵūriyy, “curate, priest”), from Latin curia.

Proper noun

Khouri (plural Khouris)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Khouri is the 22081^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1173 individuals. Khouri is most common among White (83.12%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Khouri”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 299.