Storr Surname

86,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bahamas

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.

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Storr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0211:27,5703,747
United States1,0281:352,58731,585
Bahamas9751:40291
Germany6491:124,04515,151
Canada3031:121,60312,764
Australia2861:94,39110,761
Denmark681:83,0118,046
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Scotland381:140,8908,524
France341:1,953,609166,012
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Austria141:608,24554,975
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Wales81:386,81619,671
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0291:23,6883,303
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:214,61018,363

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.

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

(Scandinavian) Big, Great [Old Norsestór-r(mod.Scand. stor] Roger Storre.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Cp. Store.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse stor, great, vast.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Danish.) From storre, greater, larger, stout, strong.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Stephen (de) La Stur, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Margaret Stur, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Stahr; from the Dutch, Stor; a personal name.$

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

Storr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Storr is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Storr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Storr is the 86,878th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,314,967 people. The surname Storr occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Storr reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles. Storr is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 2,021 people, or 1 in 27,570. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 25 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 12 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Other than England Storr occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and The Bahamas, where 18 percent live.

Storr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Storr has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 439 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Storr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Storr surname is primarily Baptist (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Storr surname are 7.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.08% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Storrø91197/
Storre91150/
Stoerr9179/
Stor891,124/
Storrød8317/
Storrøe831/
Starr8067,139/
Store807,152/
Storz806,798/
Stohr802,936/
Stoor801,017/
Stoer80596/
Stour80355/
Sturr80309/
Storp80260/
Stort80225/
Storø80170/
Sztor80167/
Storå8067/
Stosr8047/
Stord8028/
Sthor8014/
Storh8010/
Sttor806/
Stoir802/
Storï801/
Stoyr801/
Shtor801/
Jstor801/
Storph73417/
Shtour73358/
Starre73345/
Sturre73150/
Søtorp7382/
Sthoer7377/
Storhs7349/
Starrh7332/
Stahrr7331/
Åstorp7322/
Stoore7316/
Stohre7315/
Sztore7312/
Stthor7311/
Shtarr739/
Stuord737/
Stoerh736/
Stortt735/
Shtorh734/
Sttarr733/
Stourd733/
Stourt733/
Jstarr732/
Stasrr732/
Stoire731/
Storth731/
Stgour731/
Starrd731/
Sturrp731/
Shhtor731/
Sthohr731/
Storzh731/
Starrt731/
Sthorp730/
Stordt730/
Stoure730/
Stoort730/
Sturrd730/
Stouhr730/
Stoohr730/
Starrr730/
Stuort730/
Star6742,133/
Stur67521/
Štor67404/
Storova6720/
Østtorp6715/
Stourzh6715/
Hæstorp676/
Storová675/
Stür672/
Stúr672/
Stár671/
Ztor671/
Starrtt671/
Stuooer671/
Stohier671/
Stoordt671/

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