Gurr Surname
Approximately 5,563 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,617 | 1:224,155 | 21,698 |
| England | 1,535 | 1:36,298 | 4,761 |
| Australia | 758 | 1:35,614 | 4,691 |
| Canada | 694 | 1:53,092 | 6,355 |
| Germany | 476 | 1:169,129 | 19,938 |
| New Zealand | 146 | 1:31,016 | 5,386 |
| South Africa | 124 | 1:436,917 | 37,311 |
| Scotland | 46 | 1:116,387 | 7,543 |
| American Samoa | 30 | 1:1,859 | 357 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,026 | 1:23,758 | 3,312 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 141 | 1:356,161 | 27,153 |
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.
Gur, in Welsh, signifies a man or husband.
Gurr Demographics
Average Male Gurr Height
176.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gürr | 92 | 64 | / |
| Gurre | 89 | 692 | / |
| Ghurr | 89 | 34 | / |
| Gaurr | 89 | 13 | / |
| Ngurr | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gur | 86 | 8,155 | / |
| Urr | 86 | 353 | / |
| Gourre | 80 | 124 | / |
| Ngaurr | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gaurre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaur | 75 | 71,462 | / |
| Gour | 75 | 55,739 | / |
| Gure | 75 | 46,065 | / |
| Gorr | 75 | 3,161 | / |
| Guhr | 75 | 1,820 | / |
| Gurd | 75 | 966 | / |
| Hurr | 75 | 752 | / |
| Gurt | 75 | 611 | / |
| Ngur | 75 | 365 | / |
| Gurh | 75 | 273 | / |
| Gurp | 75 | 129 | / |
| Gurz | 75 | 127 | / |
| Urre | 75 | 68 | / |
| Ghur | 75 | 46 | / |
| Gujr | 75 | 28 | / |
| Guur | 75 | 23 | / |
| Urrr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Aurr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gusr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gutr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Urrh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qgur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ourr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Urrp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Urrz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eurr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goure | 67 | 7,039 | / |
| Ur | 67 | 5,838 | / |
| Hurre | 67 | 2,183 | / |
| Gaure | 67 | 1,810 | / |
| Ghaur | 67 | 1,683 | / |
| Gourd | 67 | 1,458 | / |
| Gourh | 67 | 1,220 | / |
| Ghure | 67 | 707 | / |
| Aurre | 67 | 202 | / |
| Gaurh | 67 | 187 | / |
| Gueur | 67 | 144 | / |
| Ghour | 67 | 134 | / |
| Ghurt | 67 | 132 | / |
| Gaurd | 67 | 112 | / |
| Gheur | 67 | 106 | / |
| Gahur | 67 | 81 | / |
| Gauhr | 67 | 54 | / |
| Gourp | 67 | 51 | / |
| Hutrr | 67 | 49 | / |
| Gohur | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gurhe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gautr | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ngaur | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gourt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngour | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gauur | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gurzh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gurzì | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uurre | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghorr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghuhr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaurt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ourre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hurrt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gouhr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gorrh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uirre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heurr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghutr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghuur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gausr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urrhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urrth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyrre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauër | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngurh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eurre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goerr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujrrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guttr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghujr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghurp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghuir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hurrd | 67 | 0 | / |
Gurr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gurr in the Russian language | ||
| Гурр | gurr | - |
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