Ory Surname

54,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Ory Surname Definition:

For De Oyry, from Oiray, near Chartres, a family formerly of importance in Lincoln.

Ory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5,2301:12,7001,264
United States1,6311:222,23121,530
Belgium7731:14,8732,265
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Ivory Coast4311:53,5303,245
Switzerland1891:43,4556,023
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Palestine551:82,7066,409
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Canada421:877,27667,671
India291:26,450,530346,896
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
England91:6,190,895170,599
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:246,17020,471

The alternate forms: Öry (29) are calculated separately.

Ory (1,297) may also be a first name.

Ory Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For De Oyry, from Oiray, near Chartres, a family formerly of importance in Lincoln.

The Norman People (1874)

Ory Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ory is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Öry. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ory.

How Common Is The Last Name Ory? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ory is the 54,431st most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 779,667 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ory are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Ory is also the 218,571st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 1,297 people.

This surname is most frequent in France, where it is held by 5,230 people, or 1 in 12,700. In France it is most common in: Grand Est, where 25 percent are found, Brittany, where 18 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent are found. Apart from France this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

Ory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ory has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ory Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ory surname is primarily Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ory last name are 27.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ory earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.58% less than the national average, earning R 117,432 per year; in United States they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $45,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning $55,770 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öry8929/
Gory865,410/
Oury863,786/
Oray862,527/
Orey86920/
Hory86919/
Oiry86478/
Oroy86404/
Orry86319/
Oryi8699/
Oryo8678/
Ohry8655/
Orys8627/
Osry8623/
Oryś8623/
Oery8621/
Orzy8617/
Orøy8614/
Otry869/
Oriy868/
Oruy864/
Oryd862/
Oyry861/
Oryh861/
Oryt861/
Oryz861/
Oory861/
Houry756,592/
Goriy753,380/
Gorry752,976/
Gorey752,857/
Goray752,602/
Goury751,985/
Oraya751,642/
Goryo751,362/
Horry751,110/
Horay75683/
Horey75518/
Goroy75500/
Orrey75416/
Uosry75397/
Orych75322/
Horyd75266/
Gohry75246/
Goëry75226/
Horiy75160/
Oehry75148/
Ourry75126/
Hoory75125/
Orysz7596/
Hoiry7586/
O'Ray7582/
Oreys7575/
Oiray7563/
Hosry7560/
Orgey7558/
Horyi7552/
Goiry7546/
Gorhy7536/
Gojry7534/
Orhay7533/
Ooray7529/
Otrey7524/
Oryst7524/
Hoery7523/
Outry7523/
Goyry7522/
Goory7521/
Otriy7518/
Orysh7514/
Goryy7513/
Ouriy7512/
Goryľ7510/
Horys7510/
Orray757/
Horyt756/
Oroyt756/
Orrys756/
Ohrey756/
Ouray756/
Ourey755/
Oriey755/
Oorey754/
Goryi753/
Oerry753/
Hotry753/
Ohriy753/
Horyň753/
Horoy753/
Osray752/
Hoyry752/
Oiryi751/
Orays751/
Horyp751/
Orahy751/
Orouy751/
Orycz751/
Orzóy751/
Oreey751/
Orgay751/
Otray751/
Otrys751/
Ouryo751/
Ohroy751/
O'Roy751/
Ourhy751/
Horhy751/
O'Rey750/
Oryts750/
Ore6742,874/
Ary6713,865/
Ori6713,750/
Ora678,216/
Goraya674,655/
D'Orey671,034/
Ery67918/
Goraiy67901/
Ury67890/
Goiray67884/
Orgaya67778/
Houtry67723/
Hourey67561/
Horych67354/
Gouray67325/
Gorgoy67309/
Gojrey67198/
Horrey67194/
Gorrey67125/
Ottrey67114/
Gooray67112/
Gorray67112/
Outrey67106/
Orj6775/
Gorgey6774/
Gourey6771/
Oré6771/
Orahay6748/
Hoiray6741/
Oreysh6740/
Gourry6736/
Goorey6732/
Orhysh6729/
Oitray6727/
Horzyi6725/
Úry6721/
Horysh6718/
Horhay6717/
Horray6715/
Gohrey6713/
Houray6713/
Orè6712/
Horyst6711/
Horzey6711/
Hourry6710/
Ouraya6710/
Gorhay6710/
Gojray679/
Goraay679/
Hooray678/
Gorroy678/
Gouryh676/
Gorgay676/
Hotryi676/
Horoyd675/
Hojrys674/
Horysz674/
Uosrey674/
Gouruy673/
Orê673/
Goiriy673/
Gorgiy672/
Goreey672/
Goyray672/
Orahey672/
Horycz672/
Housry672/
Orroyd671/
Ohroyd671/
Oiroyd671/
Hotryt671/
Houriy671/
Hoerry671/
Ehoury671/
Gouriy671/
Gorhey671/
Horroy671/
Orysch671/
Othrys671/
O'Troy671/
Goryoh671/
Oirrys671/
Orhych671/
Gorahy670/
Horgay670/
Horiey670/
Hoirey670/
Ottriy670/

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Ory Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ory
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