Sawrey Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Sawrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sawrey,' a hamlet on the west shore of Windermere, near Hawkshead, North Lancashire. A branch of the family settled in Ulverston parish as early as the reign of Henry VI (v. West's Antiquities of Furness).

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Sawrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Australia1191:226,85521,510
England861:647,88437,755
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
India71:109,580,769786,157
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Wales71:224,0598,079
Isle of Man71:7,753762
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Sawrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sawrey,' a hamlet on the west shore of Windermere, near Hawkshead, North Lancashire. A branch of the family settled in Ulverston parish as early as the reign of Henry VI (v. West's Antiquities of Furness).

1545. Buried — John Sowraic: St. Mary Ulverston.

1551. Baptised — William Sowraie: ibid.

John Saurey, of Hauxhead, 1583: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

William Sawrey, of Sawrey, 1593: ibid.

1610-20. Anthony Sawrey, Buckinghamshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Sawrey (N. Lancs). [There are no suff.ciently early forms extant to enable the etymology of the name to be fixed definitely, but the existence of two Wray place-names on the same west side of Lake Windermere makes it extremely probable that we have here, also, the Old Norse urá, a nook, corner; and the first element (if the 16th-cent. form Sowraie can be taken as a guide) may be the Scandinavian so, a sow-hardly for Old Norse selia = O.Angl. salh, a willow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Sawrey Last Name Facts

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

Sawrey (Hindi: सावरे) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawrey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 658,434th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Sawrey live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sawrey is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States Sawrey is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 28 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Minnesota, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Sawrey occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

Sawrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sawrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sawrey surname expanded 792 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sawrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sawrey surname are 0.039999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.19% registered with the party.

The amount Sawrey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $43,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.39% more than the national average, earning $63,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Shawrey921/
Sawreya921/
Sawry9189/
Sawre9145/
Sabrey83697/
Shawry83169/
Sowrey83146/
Sawrie83137/
Cawrey83106/
Sewrey8361/
Savrey8360/
Sawrei8336/
Sawray8325/
Jawrey834/
Saywry832/
Saiwre832/
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Sawriya77117/
Saywray7782/
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Saywreh7732/
Sawrycz7720/
Saywhre775/
Sabreye775/
Chawrey772/
Saubrey772/
Sabreya772/
Jawreye771/
Sawrysh771/
Saywrea771/
Saywree771/
Sawraya771/
Sawreeh771/
Shabrey771/
Sowreys770/
Seabrey770/
Shewrey770/
Shawrer770/
Seavrey770/
Showrey770/
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Sabry73257,257/
Sawra739,693/
Sabre737,031/
Savre733,078/
Savry73942/
Sowry73713/
Jawre73179/
Sawri7381/
Sewry7336/
Zawre7328/
Sowre7312/
Cawre732/
Jawry731/
Sewre731/
Zawry731/
Saywraye7129/
Shawrieh7112/
Saywhere718/
Shawreez711/
Chawrrey710/
Sabree67860/
Chawre67432/
Shewry67401/
Sawrah67311/
Sabrei67280/
Savryi67274/
Sowray67191/
Savrei67182/
Saubry67173/
Shawri67116/
Sawras67109/
Savray6764/
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Showry6763/
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Saivre6758/
Jowrey6749/
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Savriy6728/
Sabrej6721/
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Sabray6718/
Savres6714/
Sewree6713/
Sewray6712/
Sauvry6711/
Sabryi679/
Saibre679/
Shavre677/
Shewre677/
Chawry677/
Sabrry677/
Sawrai675/
Savrae675/
Saavre675/
Shabre675/
Saywra675/
Sabreu675/
Sawrij675/
Jhawry675/
Sobrey674/
Savrej674/
Shawriyeh674/
Savroy674/
Savret674/
Savree674/
Cawray673/
Jawhry673/
Sawris673/
Djawre673/
Scowry673/
Sabrea672/
Zhawre672/
Sabroy672/
Saabre672/
Javrey672/
Savrie672/
Sawrou672/
Sowres672/
Zawryd672/
Jaawre672/
Sabryy672/
S'Avre671/
Cahwre671/
Cavrey671/
Jawrys671/
Djawry671/
Savrez671/
Sawwra671/
Shaubreya671/
Sowree671/
Sowrer671/
Saywri671/
Sabrre671/
Sawraś671/
Sawwri671/
Sahwri671/
Zawree671/
Caywre671/
Seabry670/
Seavry670/
Sowrry670/
Savrry670/

Sawrey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawrey in the Hindi language
सावरेsavare-

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