Orr Surname

6,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Orr Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Orr,' a parish in Kirkcudbrightshire.

Egidiu de Or, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matilda Orre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Ore, 1379: ibid.

1744.

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Orr Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States57,8931:6,261726
Australia6,5781:4,104592
Canada6,3711:5,783840
England5,9711:9,3311,363
Scotland4,5551:1,175196
Northern Ireland2,4371:757129
New Zealand1,4721:3,076466
Jamaica6071:4,728633
Ireland5211:9,0381,232
South Africa5141:105,40412,740
Trinidad and Tobago3941:3,462581
Italy3141:194,76728,331
Wales1741:17,7851,927
Philippines1401:723,13072,541
Thailand1341:527,15291,366
Namibia1311:18,3923,222
Iran1201:639,85434,741
Spain851:550,02426,624
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Argentina591:724,46549,289
France571:1,165,311123,217
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
India481:15,980,529256,885
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Israel431:199,01519,367
Hungary391:251,69920,039
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Hong Kong221:333,4313,127
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
China151:91,154,7714,767
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Cayman Islands121:5,324754
Norway111:467,48139,375
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
British Virgin Islands101:3,159366
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Panama61:652,04310,051
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malta41:107,5681,849
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,0481:1,453276
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3,8701:967168
England1,1881:20,5182,906
Isle of Man101:5,427530
Wales61:261,4039,165
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,3521:3,761454

Orr (417) may also be a first name.

Orr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Orr,' a parish in Kirkcudbrightshire.

Egidiu de Or, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matilda Orre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Ore, 1379: ibid.

1744. Buried — Ann Orr: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1789. Married — Samuel Diraeto and Elizabeth Ore: St. George, Hanover Square ii. 2: .

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(1) A common Scots surname, and the name of an old Renfrewshire family."It is a numerous name in the West end of the shire of Renfrew in the parish of Lochwinnoch" (Nisbet). Hew Orr rendered homage in 1296. Four persons named Or were summoned to answer clarges made against them by the abbot of Paisley, 1503 (RMP., p. 61). John Or was witness in Glasgow, 1550 (SBR., p. 64), Matthew Ore in Paisley, 1654, and James Orre in Barneth, 1678 (Kilbarchan. The name is very common in this record). There were also Orrs in Campbeltown, Kintyre, as early as 1640, immigrants most probably from Renfrewshire. Perhaps from some lost place name. Cf Urie (1). (2) A descriptive name from Gaelic odhar, dun, of sallow complexion. Donald Oure, son of Finlay Oure, is mentioned, 1512 (Athole, p. 711), and John Or in Moy, a follower of Campbell of Cawdor, 1578 (Cawdor, p. 180). Alexander Over alias Robertson in Connoch was fined for reset of Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 634), and Alexander Ore was member of Gartly Con. pany of Volunteers, 1798 (Will, p. 23). Hugh Orr (1717-1798), born in Lochwinnoch, Ayrshire, emigrated to United States in his twentieth year, took an active part in the Revolutionary War by casting guns and shot for the Continental Army, besides doing much to encourage ropemaking, spinning and manufacture of edge tools.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) Pale, Sallow [Gaelic and Irish odhar (dh mute] Poss. there has been some confusion with Oar(e.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Scottish toponymic in Ireland since the seventeenth century, it has since been prominent in northeast Ulster. MIF 195

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(1) “Of Sallow Complexion” in Gaelic (“Odhar”). (2) Also “Border” or “Enclosure”.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English, Irish) One who lived near the border, bank, shore, hill or ridge; the pale person.

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

A parish in Kirkcudbrightshire, more usually written Urr.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from the village of Orr in Kircudbrightshire.

— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. Derived from the river and town of Orr, in Scotland. Or, in Welsh and Gaelic, signifies a border, a boundary.

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

From the Old Norse, Orri and Or; nickname from the Danish, Orr; from the Dutch, Orri; from the Flemish, Ories, Orys; from the German, Oehr; in the Domesday Book, Ori; a personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Orr Demographics

Orr Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 12,884 (2014)

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Orr Last Name Facts

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

Orr (Russian: Орр) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Orr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orr? popularity and diffusion

Orr is the 6,318th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 81,480 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Orr are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 420,947th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 417 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 57,893 people, or 1 in 6,261. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 109 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Orr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Orr surname increased 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 503 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Orr surname is predominantly Presbyterian (51%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Orr last name are 16.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning 323,605 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 102% more than the national average, earning R 480,036 per year; in United States they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $42,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $52,364 CAD per year.

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorr863,161/
Orre862,673/
Horr862,439/
Orrh868/
Oerr865/
Orrz862/
Oirr862/
Orrt862/
Oorr862/
Orzr861/
Orrr861/
Ourr861/
Ohrr861/
Or8025,719/
Hoerr751,116/
Horre75305/
D'Orr7510/
Ourre753/
Gorrh753/
Oirre751/
Hoorr751/
Oorre751/
Horrt750/
Ore6742,874/
Hor6716,645/
Gor6715,590/
Ord677,606/
Ort675,812/
Oor672,083/
Ohr671,623/
Arr671,039/
Our67939/
Uor67777/
Orz67378/
Urr67353/
Oer67216/
Orh67207/
Orp67143/
Orø6766/
Otr6735/
Árr6735/
Oir6724/
Ojr6724/
Úrr6720/
Hourre6713/
Oyr679/
Osr678/
Orș671/
Eourre671/
Oreher671/
Àrr671/
Horrtt670/
Horrth670/
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Orr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orr in the Russian language
Оррorr-

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