Sirr Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Sirr Surname Definition:

Mr. Ferguson deduces the curious names Sirr and Siree from the Icelandic sira, a priest.

Sirr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1021:264,66424,097
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
England631:884,41445,970
Canada611:604,02649,778
Ireland531:88,8485,029
India481:15,980,529256,885
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sirr (72) may also be a first name.

Sirr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mr. Ferguson deduces the curious names Sirr and Siree from the Icelandic sira, a priest.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Suur; a personal name.

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

Sirr Last Name Facts

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

Sirr is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sirr is the 610,848th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,402,265 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 32 percent of Sirr live; 32 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,143,416th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 72 people.

It is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 264,664. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 54 percent live, Western Australia, where 35 percent live and Australian Capital Territory, where 10 percent live. Not including Australia this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Sirr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sirr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sirr surname increased 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 241 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sirr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sirr surname is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sirr last name are 31.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sirr earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $43,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $50,463 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sirre89247/
Shirr8993/
Sierr8921/
Sihrr8913/
Scirr890/
Sir8656,454/
Shirre80388/
Schirr80169/
Sierre8057/
Sheirr8018/
Soirre8017/
Shuirr8011/
Scirre805/
Sairre804/
Shairr803/
Suirre801/
Sierrd800/
Shir75361,884/
Sire7510,870/
Sair754,785/
Serr752,323/
Sier751,717/
Sitr75365/
Sirp75308/
Seir75275/
Zirr75264/
Suir75231/
Girr75217/
Soir75194/
Sirt75109/
Szir7559/
Sirh7553/
Sihr7550/
Sgir7548/
Sisr7543/
Sird7543/
Hsir7531/
Jirr7529/
Ssir758/
Cirr755/
Srre753/
Sxir752/
Scir751/
Sirz751/
Jsir751/
Sjir750/
Suirrzz7319/
Scheirr7316/
Shire6742,060/
Shair6733,536/
Serre6716,576/
Saire678,197/
Suire675,064/
Sheir674,235/
Shier674,133/
Scire673,823/
Sherr671,413/
Shior671,302/
Soire671,045/
Shirt67959/
Shird67607/
Girre67603/
Siehr67427/
Sierp67420/
Sgier67389/
Sairh67377/
Cirre67288/
Siere67250/
Schir67227/
Seire67185/
Scior67165/
Saird67128/
Shuir67114/
Siert67106/
Szier6774/
Sağir6758/
Sierz6757/
Szirt6756/
Hsair6754/
Shirz6742/
Sjair6737/
Saair6725/
Shsir6724/
Sihre6724/
Shoir6721/
Shirh6718/
Chirr6717/
Sgair6715/
Seirp6713/
Shgir6713/
Scier6712/
Jirre679/
Searr677/
Seurr675/
Serrp675/
Szeir675/
Seerr674/
Saitr674/
Soihr674/
Serrd674/
Sshir673/
Sisre673/
Shirp673/
Zirre673/
Shhir673/
Soirh673/
Shitr672/
Sdgir672/
Sairz672/
Ssire672/
Serrr672/
Zirrh671/
Scerr671/
Sirdh671/
Sirzh671/
Shrre671/
Shihr671/
Shjir671/
Seihr671/
Suird671/
Sirhe671/
Szior671/
Cairr671/
Ségir671/
Sehrr671/
Seird671/
Saihr671/
Scuir670/
Zuirr670/
Sairp670/
Soird670/
Scair670/

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