Storr Surname
Approximately 5,542 people bear this surname
Storr Surname Definition:
is surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storr.' Anglo-Saxon stor, large, big; Danish stor, large, great. Genitive Storrs; compare Williams, Jenkins, Sec.; v. Storey.
1751. Married — Holland Cooksey and Elizabeth Storrs: St.
Read More About This SurnameStorr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,021 | 1:27,570 | 3,747 |
| United States | 1,028 | 1:352,587 | 31,585 |
| Bahamas | 975 | 1:402 | 91 |
| Germany | 649 | 1:124,045 | 15,151 |
| Canada | 303 | 1:121,603 | 12,764 |
| Australia | 286 | 1:94,391 | 10,761 |
| Denmark | 68 | 1:83,011 | 8,046 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Faroe Islands | 3 | 1:16,333 | 1,308 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,029 | 1:23,688 | 3,303 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 234 | 1:214,610 | 18,363 |
Storr (11) may also be a first name.
Storr Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
is surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storr.' Anglo-Saxon stor, large, big; Danish stor, large, great. Genitive Storrs; compare Williams, Jenkins, Sec.; v. Storey.
1751. Married — Holland Cooksey and Elizabeth Storrs: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1784. — John Hewett and Norris Storr: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Scandinavian) Big, Great [Old Norsestór-r(mod.Scand. stor] Roger Storre.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
Cp. Store.
Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse stor, great, vast.
(Danish.) From storre, greater, larger, stout, strong.
Stephen (de) La Stur, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Margaret Stur, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Danish, Stahr; from the Dutch, Stor; a personal name.$
Storr Demographics
Average Storr Salary in
United States
$46,965 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Storr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Storr Come From? nationality or country of origin
Storr is most common in England. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Storr? popularity and diffusion
The surname Storr is the 86,878th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,314,967 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Storr are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.
The surname Storr is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 2,021 people, or 1 in 27,570. In England Storr is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 25 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Beside England Storr is found in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 18 percent are found.
Storr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Storr has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 439 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Storr Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Baptist (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Storr surname are 7.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.08% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Storr earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 4.94% less than the national average, earning R 225,900 per year; in United States they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $46,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.89% more than the national average, earning $60,061 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storrø | 91 | 197 | / |
| Storre | 91 | 150 | / |
| Stoerr | 91 | 79 | / |
| Stor | 89 | 1,124 | / |
| Storrød | 83 | 17 | / |
| Storrøe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Starr | 80 | 67,139 | / |
| Store | 80 | 7,152 | / |
| Storz | 80 | 6,798 | / |
| Stohr | 80 | 2,936 | / |
| Stoor | 80 | 1,017 | / |
| Stoer | 80 | 596 | / |
| Stour | 80 | 355 | / |
| Sturr | 80 | 309 | / |
| Storp | 80 | 260 | / |
| Stort | 80 | 225 | / |
| Storø | 80 | 170 | / |
| Sztor | 80 | 167 | / |
| Storå | 80 | 67 | / |
| Stosr | 80 | 47 | / |
| Stord | 80 | 28 | / |
| Sthor | 80 | 14 | / |
| Storh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sttor | 80 | 6 | / |
| Stoir | 80 | 2 | / |
| Storï | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stoyr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shtor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jstor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Storph | 73 | 417 | / |
| Shtour | 73 | 358 | / |
| Starre | 73 | 345 | / |
| Sturre | 73 | 150 | / |
| Søtorp | 73 | 82 | / |
| Sthoer | 73 | 77 | / |
| Storhs | 73 | 49 | / |
| Starrh | 73 | 32 | / |
| Stahrr | 73 | 31 | / |
| Åstorp | 73 | 22 | / |
| Stoore | 73 | 16 | / |
| Stohre | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sztore | 73 | 12 | / |
| Stthor | 73 | 11 | / |
| Shtarr | 73 | 9 | / |
| Stuord | 73 | 7 | / |
| Stoerh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Stortt | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shtorh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sttarr | 73 | 3 | / |
| Stourd | 73 | 3 | / |
| Stourt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jstarr | 73 | 2 | / |
| Stasrr | 73 | 2 | / |
| Stoire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Storth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Stgour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Starrd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sturrp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shhtor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sthohr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Storzh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Starrt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sthorp | 73 | 0 | / |
| Stordt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Stoure | 73 | 0 | / |
| Stoort | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sturrd | 73 | 0 | / |
| Stouhr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Stoohr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Starrr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Stuort | 73 | 0 | / |
| Star | 67 | 42,133 | / |
| Stur | 67 | 521 | / |
| Štor | 67 | 404 | / |
| Storova | 67 | 20 | / |
| Østtorp | 67 | 15 | / |
| Stourzh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hæstorp | 67 | 6 | / |
| Storová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Stür | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stúr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stár | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ztor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Starrtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stuooer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stohier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stoordt | 67 | 1 | / |
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Storr Reference & Research
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