Storer Surname

44,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Storer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4211:81,9869,326
England3,8341:14,5332,144
Australia1,5301:17,6442,474
Brazil4071:525,98119,726
New Zealand3281:13,8062,394
Italy2291:267,06035,094
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Austria1311:65,00310,044
Wales1161:26,6772,762
Jamaica801:35,8742,456
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Scotland661:81,1185,959
Puerto Rico561:63,3951,281
Guernsey441:1,465311
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
France241:2,767,613196,808
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8141:13,4372,027
Scotland591:63,4443,911
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1341:44,2855,136

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The keeper, or overseer, of the provisions for a large household.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Scotch), Storare, Storour, Overseer of flocks.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Samuel Storer was churchwarden of St. Alkmund's church. Derby, in 1624 (G.), and the name is still in the town.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Storer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Storer is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Störer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Storer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Storer is the 44,442nd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 623,613 people. The surname is primarily found 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 frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,421 people, or 1 in 81,986. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 19 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Storer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Storer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Storer surname expanded 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 967 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 175 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Storer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Storer surname is primarily 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 US average, with 60.53% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Störer9486/
Storrer921,626/
Stohrer92628/
Storzer92271/
Storger9219/
Stoirer9217/
Storier9211/
Stoerer926/
Storerr926/
Stourer921/
Stoorer920/
Sthorer920/
Store917,152/
Storrier86514/
Stoehrer86142/
Storzier862/
Sttohrer861/
Storherr861/
Storey8344,404/
Storie834,378/
Storry83863/
Storri83476/
Storez83374/
Stores83269/
Starer83198/
Storet83178/
Storre83150/
Sturer83134/
Sterer8339/
Stoore8316/
Stohre8315/
Sztore8312/
Storge836/
Storeh835/
Storea834/
Storra833/
Storee832/
Storep832/
Stored831/
Stoire831/
Storeu831/
Stoure830/
Steurer775,511/
Storrie772,009/
Starzer77817/
Störzer77477/
Sterrer77329/
Stehrer77232/
Stöhrer77194/
Störger77126/
Storrey77108/
Sthorez7761/
Starger7748/
Shterer7736/
Sturzer7731/
Storhei7713/
Storest7712/
Storhed7711/
Storres779/
Starrer775/
Sturger773/
Storets772/
Starher772/
Stuhrer772/
Stärzer772/
Shtarer772/
Storeys771/
Stoorie771/
Storesh771/
Storeyt771/
Storrez771/
Storris771/
Storroy771/
Storrza771/
Sturrer771/
Stgorge771/
Sthorey771/
Storrøe771/
Stotrey771/
Storees771/
Storeyd771/
Shturer771/
Staurer771/
Storije771/
Staerer770/
Storeey770/
Stotres770/
Storett770/
Storrit770/
Stterer770/
Storray770/
Storair770/
Steerer770/
Story7337,893/
Stare732,380/
Stora731,400/
Stori731,023/
Ztore731/
Sturrier712/
Stareher712/
Sterrrer711/
Storeich710/
Storritt710/
Starrher710/
Stareard710/
Starry671,351/
Stares671,174/
Storai671,139/
Stahre67622/
Storøy67385/
Starre67345/
Stouri67337/
Storay67212/
Stareh67138/
Starey67111/
Starie6790/
Staret6755/
Storha6753/
Sthory6748/
Stohry6742/
Storoj6741/
Starri6736/
Storoy6730/
Storij6730/
Shtora6729/
Stoira6725/
Sztora6725/
Starra6724/
Storio6724/
Sthare6719/
Stoura6717/
Storaa6717/
Storiz6716/
Storza6715/
Storzi6715/
Starheart678/
Storys678/
Stoury678/
Storis676/
Starge674/
Shtory674/
Storiy673/
Shtori672/
Storzy672/
Staree672/
Starhe672/
Starej672/
Starez672/
Starré672/
Storoa671/
Stotri671/
Steure671/
Starea671/
Sttare671/
Storgi671/
Stareţ671/
Sztori671/
Storid670/

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