Hourie Surname
Approximately 624 people bear this surname
Hourie Surname Definition:
Clouston suggests that this Orcadian surname is possibly a corruption of Thoreson, since the Norse th frequently becomes h in Orkney (Clouston, p. 34). Hourston, Horraldshay, Hurtiso, etc., are spelled with Th in the early records. There is, however, a place name Hurre or Horrie in the parish of St.
Read More About This SurnameHourie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 395 | 1:93,280 | 10,196 |
| United States | 76 | 1:4,769,196 | 247,034 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 67 | 1:55,869 | 3,649 |
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Hourié (5) are calculated separately.
Hourie (64) may also be a first name.
Hourie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Clouston suggests that this Orcadian surname is possibly a corruption of Thoreson, since the Norse th frequently becomes h in Orkney (Clouston, p. 34). Hourston, Horraldshay, Hurtiso, etc., are spelled with Th in the early records. There is, however, a place name Hurre or Horrie in the parish of St. Andrews from which the name may have come. Gawane Herre or Hurre is in record in the parish of St. Andrews, 1519. In 1508 Iggagartht (i.e. Ingagarth) Hurrie, daughter of Adam Hurry and lawful heir to John Hurry, sold the half of the place of Hurry to Jamos Irrewing of Sabay (REO., p. 120). In the Shedand rental of 1710 A. Horrie accounts for the skatt of 2 merks land in Sandwick, Unst (Old Lore Misc., VII, p. 59—60). Magnus Horrie, a native of Shetland, and once one of the clerks of Exchequer in Edinburgh, became a resident of Algiers and by 1700 was described as being "so high in favour and confidence with the Dey of that place that he made him one of his principal secretaries" (Old Lore Misc., VII, p. 11—12). Gawane Herre (Hurre), of great age, was resident in the parish of St. Andrews, Orkney (OSR., I, p. 63). George Hourie was tenant of Nistaben, Firth, Orkney, c. 1850.
Hourie Demographics
Average Hourie Salary in
United States
$33,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hourie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hourie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hourie (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ) is found most frequently in Canada. It can also be found as: Hourié. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hourie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hourie is the 521,266th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,678,759 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Hourie are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 64 people.
The surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 395 people, or 1 in 93,280. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Manitoba, where 53 percent reside, British Columbia, where 17 percent reside and Saskatchewan, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Canada Hourie occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.
Hourie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hourie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hourie surname grew 2,533 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hourie Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hourie last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.
The amount Hourie earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.64% less than the national average, earning $36,946 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hourie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hourie in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ | hwryt | 66.67 |
| ﺣﻮﺭﻳﻪ | hwryh | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
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