Storey Surname
Approximately 44,404 people bear this surname
Storey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storr' (which see), popularly Storry.
Thomas Storre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Storre, 1379: ibid.
Roger Storre, 1379: ibid.
Storey is still among the most familiar of Yorkshire names, but it has become, of necessity, mixed with Storer, which also is well established in that county.
Read More About This SurnameStorey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,162 | 1:19,957 | 2,516 |
| England | 15,939 | 1:3,496 | 474 |
| Canada | 3,520 | 1:10,467 | 1,569 |
| Australia | 3,040 | 1:8,880 | 1,318 |
| New Zealand | 910 | 1:4,976 | 803 |
| Scotland | 417 | 1:12,839 | 1,701 |
| Ireland | 416 | 1:11,320 | 1,426 |
| South Africa | 354 | 1:153,044 | 17,319 |
| Northern Ireland | 309 | 1:5,971 | 1,086 |
| Wales | 299 | 1:10,350 | 1,147 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Germany | 64 | 1:1,257,898 | 80,532 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 49 | 1:186,985 | 12,996 |
| Mexico | 48 | 1:2,585,963 | 21,318 |
| Malawi | 46 | 1:372,155 | 19,477 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Venezuela | 39 | 1:774,464 | 12,743 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Barbados | 26 | 1:11,056 | 800 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Isle of Man | 22 | 1:3,901 | 846 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 17 | 1:80,234 | 5,870 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Sudan | 2 | 1:18,755,098 | 14,167 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 501 | 1:8,842 | 1,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,420 | 1:3,285 | 467 |
| Scotland | 172 | 1:21,763 | 2,099 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,508 | 1:33,302 | 3,994 |
Storey (297) may also be a first name.
Storey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storr' (which see), popularly Storry.
Thomas Storre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Storre, 1379: ibid.
Roger Storre, 1379: ibid.
Storey is still among the most familiar of Yorkshire names, but it has become, of necessity, mixed with Storer, which also is well established in that county.
Johannes Staury, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1554. John Williams and Agnes Storry: Marriage Lic. (London).
1576. Baptised — Christopher Storey: St. James, Clerkenwell.
=Store (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -e)y, -ie.
Cp. Storrey.
(English) Descendant of little Store or Stori (strong, powerful).
1. See Story. 2. Said to be the same name with Storer. B.L.G.
From the Flemish, Storie, Story; from the French, Stora; in the Domesday Book, Stori; a personal name.
Storey Demographics
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Storey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Storey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Storey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Storey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,641st most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 164,119 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Storey reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 511,663rd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 297 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 18,162 people, or 1 in 19,957. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 82 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Storey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Storey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,204 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 17 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 934 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Storey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (34%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Storey surname are 15.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.86% registered with the political party.
The amount Storey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning 387,653 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 167.84% more than the national average, earning R 636,480 per year; in United States they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $43,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $52,009 CAD per year.
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Storey Reference & Research
Story DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Story FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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