Gurr Surname

86,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Gurr Surname Definition:

Probably from Gueures, a village in Normandy, near Dieppe. One Peter Gyrre, apothecary, from Dieppe, a Protestant refugee, arrived at Bye, co. Sussex, 1572. Lansd. M.S. 15-70.

Gurr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6171:224,15521,698
England1,5351:36,2984,761
Australia7581:35,6144,691
Canada6941:53,0926,355
Germany4761:169,12919,938
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Scotland461:116,3877,543
American Samoa301:1,859357
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Wales81:386,81619,671
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France61:11,070,454349,096
India61:127,844,230863,365
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0261:23,7583,312
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

The alternate forms: Gürr (64) are calculated separately.

Gurr (37) may also be a first name.

Gurr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from Gueures, a village in Normandy, near Dieppe. One Peter Gyrre, apothecary, from Dieppe, a Protestant refugee, arrived at Bye, co. Sussex, 1572. Lansd. M.S. 15-70.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gur, in Welsh, signifies a man or husband.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Gurr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gurr Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gurr (Russian: Гурр) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gürr. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 86,581st most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,310,003 people. The surname Gurr occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Gurr reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gurr is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 37 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,617 people, or 1 in 224,155. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 25 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Gurr exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Gurr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gurr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gurr surname grew 1,147 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 255 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gurr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gurr are 22.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gurr earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.21% more than the national average, earning R 295,164 per year; in United States they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $44,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $51,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürr9264/
Gurre89692/
Ghurr8934/
Gaurr8913/
Ngurr894/
Gur868,155/
Urr86353/
Gourre80124/
Ngaurr804/
Gaurre801/
Gaur7571,462/
Gour7555,739/
Gure7546,065/
Gorr753,161/
Guhr751,820/
Gurd75966/
Hurr75752/
Gurt75611/
Ngur75365/
Gurh75273/
Gurp75129/
Gurz75127/
Urre7568/
Ghur7546/
Gujr7528/
Guur7523/
Urrr754/
Aurr753/
Gusr753/
Gutr752/
Urrh751/
Qgur751/
Ourr751/
Urrp751/
Urrz751/
Eurr751/
Goure677,039/
Ur675,838/
Hurre672,183/
Gaure671,810/
Ghaur671,683/
Gourd671,458/
Gourh671,220/
Ghure67707/
Aurre67202/
Gaurh67187/
Gueur67144/
Ghour67134/
Ghurt67132/
Gaurd67112/
Gheur67106/
Gahur6781/
Gauhr6754/
Gourp6751/
Hutrr6749/
Gohur6729/
Gurhe6722/
Gautr6720/
Ngaur6715/
Gourt6714/
Ngour6713/
Gauur679/
Gurzh676/
Gurzì675/
Uurre675/
Ghorr675/
Ghuhr674/
Gaurt674/
Ourre673/
Hurrt673/
Gouhr673/
Gorrh673/
Uirre672/
Heurr672/
Ghutr671/
Nngur671/
Ghuur671/
Gausr671/
Urrhe671/
Urrth671/
Uyrre671/
Gourz671/
Gauër671/
Ngurh671/
Eurre671/
Goerr671/
Ujrrt671/
Guttr671/
Ghujr671/
Ghurp671/
Ghuir671/
Hurrd670/

Gurr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurr in the Russian language
Гуррgurr-

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