Gurry Surname

329,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gurry Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Gurie or Guris (rich, powerful).

Gurry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5681:638,13251,357
Australia2931:92,13510,536
England1561:357,16725,626
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
France41:16,605,680368,153
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland971:45,6693,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

Gurry (56) may also be a first name.

Gurry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Gurie or Guris (rich, powerful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

William de Gueri 1165 held lands in capite in Passy, Normandy. "Mont-guerré was the designation of one of the component terres of the Marquisate of Châtillon, derived apparently from the tenure of William Geré." - T. Stapleton. (Feod. Norm. Duchesne). In Domesday “Gueri, a canon of St.Paul’s,” held in Twyford, Middlesex. Alured Geri, of Shropshire, is mentioned in the Rotulis Cancellarii of 1202, and Hugo Gery paid a fine in Berkshire in 1213. - Hunter. In Yorkshire “Guerri” witnessed the deed of gift by which Robert de Brus (who died in 1141) conferred the manor of Elwick on his daughter Agatha as her marriage portion. - Gale's Richmondshire. William Gurry, of Wiltshire, occurs in the time of Edward I. - Rotuii Hundredorum. The Lincolnshire estates of Adam Lord Newmarch, taken prisoner at the battle of Northampton in 1263, were granted by Henry III. to William de Gery—perhaps the same William. Many of the name arc found at about the same date in Shropshire. Henri Geri and Geoffrey Geri of Mose are mentioned there in 1262: Roger Gery two years before that: and in 1272 Walter de Geri was arrested for the murder of John de Gatacre. Herbert de Gerys was a land-owner in the county: and Richard Gery of Acton-Reynald witnesses a number of deeds in that neighbourhood between 1299 and 1330. The last of them named by Eyton, Thomas Geri, was Vicar of Moreton-Corbett in 1371. “The Gerys of Beds, and a younger branch seated at Swebston, bore Gules two bars Argent, charged with three mascles of the field. The first mentioned is Thomas Gery of Royston, Sheriff of Cambridge­shire in 1509.”—Nichol's Leicestershire. His descendants still remain in Bedford­shire, seated at Bushmead Priory. In the last century there was likewise a Sir Thomas Gery of Great Ealing, Middlesex (who does not appear in their pedigree), one of whose co-heiresses married Sir John Cullum, Bt.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

A Norman name: Gueures, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Gurry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurry is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gurry click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurry? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 329,243rd most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,472,066 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gurry live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gurry is also the 1,321,957th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 56 people.

Gurry is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 568 people, or 1 in 638,132. In The United States Gurry is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 19 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Gurry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gurry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gurry surname grew 344 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gurry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gurry surname are 4.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.11% registered with the party.

The amount Gurry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.46% less than the national average, earning R 51,180 per year; in United States they earn 26.47% more than the national average, earning $54,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.43% less than the national average, earning $39,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurrey91148/
Gourry9136/
Gaurry9131/
Ghurry9116/
Gurray9112/
Gurrhy911/
Urry891,834/
Gury891,808/
Gurraya8316/
Ghurray835/
Gourray835/
Ghourry834/
Gueurry831/
Gourrey830/
Guray804,664/
Hurry804,065/
Gurey803,309/
Gorry802,976/
Goury801,985/
Gurra801,807/
Gaury801,030/
Gurre80692/
Gurri80594/
Gutry80213/
Gurhy80138/
Ourry80126/
Urrey80105/
Gurer8097/
Guriy8080/
Guroy8052/
Aurry8043/
Guryo8013/
Urray8012/
Ngury808/
Gusry806/
Ghury805/
Guryi804/
Guruy803/
Gurys803/
Guhry803/
Eurry802/
Hgury801/
Girry801/
Guury801/
Guráy801/
Guryh801/
Ury75890/
Gurrea734,297/
Ghoury73704/
Gourri73649/
Guraya73624/
Gautry73402/
Gouray73325/
Gurrie73282/
Gurzhy73273/
Hurrey73254/
Gurraj73227/
Hurray73187/
Gueury73174/
Guttry73159/
Urraya73152/
Gorrey73125/
Gourre73124/
Gurris73116/
Gorray73112/
Gurgey73111/
Gurret73100/
Ghuiry7393/
Goutry7386/
Gauroy7378/
Gourey7371/
Gaurys7371/
Gauray7370/
Guthry7362/
Gurriz7356/
Ghaury7342/
Ghuriy7342/
Gurres7335/
Gurzay7332/
Gurysh7331/
Hurriy7328/
Gurrio7327/
Gauriy7326/
Girroy7326/
Gaurey7323/
Gurycz7320/
Ghurri7318/
Gurrih7318/
Ghurra7316/
Gurych7314/
Gutray7314/
Girray7313/
Gurrez7311/
Gourra7311/
Gurhey7310/
Hourry7310/
Gorroy738/
Ghorry737/
Ghuray736/
Ngurey736/
Gouryh736/
Gourer736/
Gurrer735/
Gureey735/
Guraiy734/
Gouruy733/
Guhray733/
Ngurre733/
Haurry733/
Guhrey732/
Gaurri732/
Girrey731/
Ghuruy731/
Kgoury731/
Eurrys731/
Gaurre731/
Gurraa731/
Gurrai731/
Gurrei731/
Gutrey731/
Gutroy731/
Gujray731/
Gujrey731/
Guraay731/
Gurays731/
Gouriy731/
Gurrìa731/
Gurree731/
Gurrij731/
Gureer731/
Guriey731/
Guurra731/
Ghuryo731/
Ghuery731/
Gaurer730/
Gure6746,065/
Urra6720,103/
Gura6718,706/
Guri679,438/
Gory675,410/
Urey673,937/
Oury673,786/
Giry673,781/
Uray673,652/
Usry672,786/
Eury672,662/
Aury671,083/
Gurzhiy67957/
Gourret67653/
Uriy67615/
Hury67608/
Gautrey67569/
Gouraya67562/
Guthrey67446/
Uhry67361/
Orry67319/
Urri67267/
Uryć67240/
Uryo67158/
Utry67156/
Urys67146/
Gourrit67136/
Gurzhey67106/
Gautray6791/
Gauraiy6779/
Urre6768/
Gourgey6750/
Urer6740/
Gauraya6737/
Uryś6735/
Gurzhuy6733/
Uroy6727/
Gourrie6727/
Ghourra6725/
Ghuiray6725/
Guttrey6723/
Gurrich6718/
Gurrech6717/
Gueurey6717/
Uryi6715/
Uryč6712/
Gurj6710/
Ghuraya678/
Guttray678/
Gouttry676/
Gurzhyy673/
Gourraj673/
Gauhroy673/
Ghorray673/
Uruy673/
Ghourri673/
Gutrres673/
Gurí673/
Gurrett672/
Gurraia672/
Hourrey672/
Urzy672/
Urrj672/
Ghuraiy671/
Guthray671/
Guthrer671/
Guthriy671/
Gurgaya671/
Goutrey671/
Urhy671/
Uryy671/
Uyry671/
Ngouryi671/
Gourouy671/
Gouyrey671/
Gurrroa671/
Gurrais671/
Gurresø671/
Guré671/
Gură671/
Góry671/
Gurhaya671/
Ghourey671/
Ghaurri671/
Ghgoury671/
Gurrouj671/
Uryd671/
Uryp671/
Gujrrio671/
Gourgay670/
Guthrre670/
Autrrey670/
Gauttry670/
Gurrish670/

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