Storer Surname
Approximately 11,686 people bear this surname
Storer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. and offic. 'the storer,' one who stored goods, probably an officer in the feudal household; v. Storey. But more probably a wool-storer, a warehouseman. The name is frequently met with in the Yorkshire Poll Tax, 1379.
Read More About This SurnameStorer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,421 | 1:81,986 | 9,326 |
| England | 3,834 | 1:14,533 | 2,144 |
| Australia | 1,530 | 1:17,644 | 2,474 |
| Brazil | 407 | 1:525,981 | 19,726 |
| New Zealand | 328 | 1:13,806 | 2,394 |
| Italy | 229 | 1:267,060 | 35,094 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| Austria | 131 | 1:65,003 | 10,044 |
| Wales | 116 | 1:26,677 | 2,762 |
| Jamaica | 80 | 1:35,874 | 2,456 |
| South Africa | 80 | 1:677,221 | 49,167 |
| Scotland | 66 | 1:81,118 | 5,959 |
| Puerto Rico | 56 | 1:63,395 | 1,281 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,814 | 1:13,437 | 2,027 |
| Scotland | 59 | 1:63,444 | 3,911 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,134 | 1:44,285 | 5,136 |
The alternate forms: Störer (86) are calculated separately.
Storer (36) may also be a first name.
Storer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. and offic. 'the storer,' one who stored goods, probably an officer in the feudal household; v. Storey. But more probably a wool-storer, a warehouseman. The name is frequently met with in the Yorkshire Poll Tax, 1379.
Johannes Storour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Hugo Storrour, 1379: ibid.
Thomas Storour, 1379: ibid.
Henricus Storour, 1379: ibid.
1771. Married — Joseph Storer and Mary Kightley: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Storekeeper, Store- man; (Scotl.) Flockmaster [Middle English and Middle Scottish storour, etc.; from (with agential suff.) stor, Old French estor, store, provisions; ult. from Latin instaurare, to restore] Thomas Storour.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
Tyrrheus thare fader was hie maister and gyde Of stedis, flokkis, bowis, and hirdis wyde, As storour to the kinge, did kepe and yym [tend],—G. Douglas, Æneid, ed. 1710, p. 224, II.25-7.
(English) The keeper, or overseer, of the provisions for a large household.
Storer is a common surname, in Germany, and means "a disturber;" but our Storers are probably indigenous and conservators, rather than breakers, of the peace, for two officers of the manor of Whittlesea in the Isle of Ely, elected every year, are called Storers.
(Scotch), Storare, Storour, Overseer of flocks.
Samuel Storer was churchwarden of St. Alkmund's church. Derby, in 1624 (G.), and the name is still in the town.
Storer Demographics
Average Storer Salary in
United States
$44,338 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Storer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Storer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Storer is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Störer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Storer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 44,442nd most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 623,613 people. The surname Storer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Storer are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Storer is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,421 people, or 1 in 81,986. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 19 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 54 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Storer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Storer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Storer last name rose 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 967 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 175 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Storer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Storer last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Storer surname are 13.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.53% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Storer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.95% more than the national average, earning R 487,032 per year; in United States they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $44,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $49,649 CAD per year.
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